| Show ELI it LEE PASSES AN death claimed sir mr ell BI lee lat last monday Nion day evening at after the aged man had suffered for a number oc at weeks the latter days ot of which chic h were lived thru in excruciating pain the cause of death was leakage of the heart which affliction gripped mr lee suddenly three weeks ago striking him down in the vigor ot of his manhood for he was an exceptionally robust individual despite his 71 years bhea lie ho was taken ill III his many friends were shocked because ol of his extraordinary vitality it appeared at the very outset that the destroyer intended to claim his life for the heart attacks were violent and excruciating the last tew few days ot of his life were lived in a sort ot of consciousness semi and his family could see that he was dying slowly when the end came he was surrounded eur rounded hy by a number of his children many ot of whom came from distant points when informed that their father was waa la in a pre precarious carlouis condition n I 1 i in ell eli M lee was born in nauvoo december ath 1844 lust just slit sir months atler ler the martyrdom of the prophet joseph smith and his brother hyrum his parents suffered the mob dobbings bings and dr ivings of those early times and ater cal at r the prophet had bad been slain they came wait r in 1949 locating at atTo thoele tooele oele mik faw eject of this sketch grew to young manhood and made several trips back acron across hel ab i lp companies to ut utah ah 1146 credla jane higley who here bore him eleven children nine ot of whom are still in life he also Is survived by a son from another wife mr lee moved from tooele thoele to logan loean when the temple was begun and he worked on that building as a carpenter until its completion then the family moved out to oakley idaho being among the pioneers of thai that place where they resided until 13 years ago when they came to brig ham city in all the communities where he has resided mr air lee has taken an ac tive part religiously as well as in 1 a civic way ile he has held the position of president in the seventies quorum ward teacher and work worker ev ile he aspired to the he probate judgeship in idalio idaho the only political office amee he ever sought lie he was a musician of considerable ability and his services were in constant demand in the wards where he resided he was an honest man in all that the term implies punctilious and frugal A man who entertained his own ideas on all questions and who could not be swayed by every wind of doctrine he was a carpenter by protes lon ion and a few years ago took up the study of which he successfully mastered and received his hi certificate he has done considerable at this practice during the past year B mr I 1 lees companion passed into the other life fifteen months ago and now that lie he has gone their names will be perpetuated by the children remaining they are E NV lee of parker idaho clark and frank lee of oakley idaho dan lee of provo mrs airs J E baird john and parley lee of 0 this city mrs A D harrison arrison II of salt lake city mrs J N browning of anaconda mont and A W lee of tooele thoele fu funeral services were held in the fourth ward chapel yesterday afternoon at 2 bishop brigham wright presiding there was a good at and a wealth of floral emblems eulogies were spoken by 0 C bargeron J D call john E baird denmark jensen and bishop wright the many excellent traits of character of the deceased were referred to and the principles of life and the aft resurrection ur were outlined the musical 1111 numbers rendered by the cho choir ir were alie lie eh hymns ans though deepening Deep ning trials what at voice salutes the startled ear and resting now between speakers prof 0 A whitaker and daughter jessie sang the lord Is my bly shepherd the prayers were offered by H II 11 figgins and and M G korth respectively |
