Show ablay 4 J 1 Z I 4 M I 1 I 1 9 H Peace full y and in in tile the full losses 1 sion of all ills his faculties patriarch AV L watkins closed his eyes monday evening about five and passed from mortality to immortality bringing I 1 n g to an end a life replete with good deeds and noble liable aspirations patriarch gaikins V atkins was in his eighty y fourth year and during the past weeks has been confined to his bed bad ills his digestive organs refused to fer f form 0 rm their lunation and the aged man was unable retain any food jn in his stomach which sapped ills his strength very materially mateli ally the life of Pati patriarch larch Wat kilis is an inspiration spira tiou to anyone noble of mein honest of sweet in ills his spirit lie he carried an all influence that was heavenly and that blessed everyone who caine cadue within its scope iio was a example of the noblest of 0 god cold an honest man mail and his vigorous mind and splendid spir spirit I 1 t boro bore m mighty of the virtue of correct living I 1 the fol following loing is a faithful bior phi ai cal sketch taken from maga zine zinc r william i 1 ti aikins son of william and IT hannah anali marian lampard watkins was born bom in Is lington blondan england february 27 7 1827 ilia his parents were religious believers belf overs and followers of tile the rev edward ering and wit him were cast out oat ot of tho the society for contending that spiritual gifts should bo be enjoyed in hi this age is as N well ell is as anciently and beio connected with avith the society called Irvin ittes at the time when the gospel v was as introduced to i them the subject of this sketch entered lady owens school at th the a age of 8 years and remained nod until be lia was 11 lie ile became acquainted with the principles taught by the latter day saints thiu thi u tile teachings of lorenzo snow and was convinced of the truth liis ills parents soon after embraced the same faith and in ili october 1812 they sailed in ili the ship emerald with one of thu the parley P pratt and it large company of saints for the land of zion ile ho was appointed secretary lu in tho the matter of dealing out tho the pro Ni i etc for the company they had a long tedious journey and some little difficulty with a few of tho the passengers and the sailors sa ilora v ho he endeavored to create a feeling against their leaders and threats of throwing him overboard were ivere freely indulged in ili but the captain of the vessel sir mr layton I 1 soon matters out after a VOY voye voyage e ot tell tea weeks they were ere safely landed in now new oile orleans ans I 1 january 1 IS 13 went to st louis and remain cil there until may ilay dur ing ng which time le he was war bocc rs as a deih in a dry goods store A iii c arriving at Nati they settled at gol GO tens point and in ill 41 lie ile went t to 0 tho the state of K stucky dispensing the views of joseph smith ou on the policy of 0 of the united states on tio tile ath of 0 Lle december cember 1844 he was married to mary A hammond ammond II of 0 malono maone one franklin co ca new york and in tile the year of esig IS 16 was compelled comp compe elod llod to leave with the saints the lomas homos they had bad made for their comfort and so so journea in iowa until 1832 when they emigrated to salt lako and made a homo hoine on big cottonwood salt lake county bounty ile he located in brigham Brig city in a 1961 and engaged in the occupation of school teacher at the organization of the brigham city operative cooperative co institution 1 ution in ili the year lie ho was appointed secretary ot of the company at the august election of count county officers in the deac he was elected to the office ol of selectman for box elder co and atas as continued until the year ISSO V bell multiplicity of business compelled him to resign la 12 the year at the first election otter after tho the granting of the charter organizing haai city lie ho was elected city recorder Ke corder and continued in office until the 1875 when lie be went on a visit to england on oil his return he was elected treasurer for far dox box ilder elder county and held said office until the year during that time tho I gumness of tho the cooperative institution had so va varied aled and extensive that it required his constant attention the ecclesiastical positions held by patriarch ere given I a little mo acore re in detail as follows dirst teacher then a in april isal by jos jog young next a 1 high priest in 1 march larch ik by lo 10 jenzo snow and becoming a patriarch nov 7 ISM 1806 being ordained to that office by prest lorenzo snow the first missionary experience of dro watkins was in 1844 when ho went on an elec elac tIon cering tour through kentucky in the interest of 0 joseph smiths candidacy for president resl dent of the united states state in he be performed a special mission to angland gland ind ilia 1114 activity in ecclesine aleal stork ork Is attested to by these facts lie ile has been a teacher in sabbath school president 0 of au all elders quorum for ten years a high coil counselor a in dox elder stake a counselor to pres rudger clawson of oc tile the dox elder stale stake presidency eucy from 1879 to 1899 and since has served as a patriarch in that stake the record of chil positions la Is as follows city councilman and Te recorder corder ot of dri anrig hain city and d treasurer a and nd selectman selectia tin an of dox ilder county and some minor cos e iris IHs chief occupations have been school teach teaching ing and merchandising aro alro watkins married E D hammond dec 4 1844 1 and lia be ook to co wire teah jensine johnson july 13 ire ile is father of 0 twenty childr children er fifteen of whom are living and no lie hs has grand chidden ind and 77 gi children since becoming patriarch in the box elder stake brother watkins has not noi been to EO physically active in the church lie ho could not bo be idle however so took upon himself the duty of keeping the stake records and also ito ward ard tho fourth ward vaid just a fe few w days before ills hs demise dishop bishop wright called to see him and no notified tidied him that an assistant had been appointed to care toi for the ward records until his physical condition improved brother watkins replied that everything was recorded up to date data excepting the minutes of the last meeting and oua one recommend which had not received the signature of the bishop he was equally faithful and prompt in keeping the stake records lie iio wrote a beautiful hand and was a natural recorder Con confined Contin tined cd from irom pise page p ise five |