Show AGED MAN DIES yesterday morning at joel IV white the father of mrs airs nephi wood 0 of this city died at the home of mr air and mrs airs wood mr air white who was 83 years of age and his good wife who Is lust just two years hla his junior ca came me to brigham seven weeks ago to visit their daughter and family nine months ago go the aged man was stricken with paralysis which rendered one side ot of his body helpless and during his sojourn in this city he has been tree free from suffer buffering excepting for the last few weeks his advanced age mitigated against his recovery and the end came peaceably as stated above mr air white was born bora in new hampshire in 1831 1931 when he was three years of age his parents joined the church 0 of jesus christ 0 of latter day saints and moved to kirtland ohio deceased was well acquainted with the prophet joseph after he became old enough to remember any one and had a vivid recollection of 0 the events leading up to the prophets martyrdom and after his bis death in 1850 he came to the valley locating in lehl lehi being the first man in that settlement he reared a family of twelve children all of whom together with their mother survive him ile he spent nearly his bis entire life in doing missionary work such as colonizing and assisting emigrants he was a splendid type of man sturdy as the oak and honest in every particular that the word implies ho he was truly an example of the noblest work of god gd he leaves a direct posterity of just souls funeral services will be ba hold held in the first ward chapel saturday at 2 0 clock and the remains hlll be interred in the city cemetery |