Show JOHN AUSTIN DIES AT ADVANCED AGE Well Known Utah County Pioneer Pioneer Pio Plo neer Succumbs to Lingering Lingering Lingering Linger Linger- ing Illness Lehl Lehi Feb 1 14 t. I. After an all Illness s of or six Ix necks John Austin of or this place died at his resl residence Wednesday ay morning at the age o of 84 t years A month mouth ago o said he lie could coul 1 not live over night and auth his family Camil was as called in from flom all parts ts o of tho country coun coun- try try- With pioneer grit lit tho the old veteran clung to life until yesterday three days davs J after the death dentt of ot his wife The funeral services were held from the thc tabernacle this at 2 o'clock th the edifice being packed to lo Its capacity The rho floral lural offerings s were the elaborate ever seen scott in Lehl Lehi and s seventy five fh carriages followed the re remains remains ye- ye mains maths to the cemetery The services ser were conducted by UI Bishop hol J. J H H. Gardner Gard Garil- ner nI and ail the following speakers spoke of the life and o of tho the deceased de dc- IC- IC ceased William Bramwell of Spring Spring- ville GeOl George o Webb of this place William Wil VII llama liam Bromley of American Fork Fori and President A A. J. J Evans David Henderson Hender cr- cr son soil read an original poem A A. tot lot rendered a selection Heaven lIea Is Ii IsMy IsMy My I Home President ent Hulon S S. S Well of Salt Sail Lake Lalee City occupied most of the tho time lime his subject being The TheP P. P Resurrection Senator John Y Smith sang s-ang a solo Oh Grave Where Is Ii Thy Victory John Austin was wn born horn in Studham Bed re England Decem December her 3 1822 lIt Hi- was married d March l 20 O. O IS 1817 t 7 to Emma Grace Gaco of Whipsnade of or orthe the same J county comity He Ho was baptized lI c cInto Into the Church eli of or Jesus Jesu Christ of ot Latem Latter Lat Lat- ter te em Da Day Saints February 5 1850 Ho lie mIgrated emigrated with hl his family to Lehl Lehi In and has haM resided there since HI His died on November n 1893 In Juno lS ho married Mrs oils Elizabeth who died February 10 iO 1907 three da days kt'S s 's before his death There was born bon to John and his first wife seventeen children twelve Sons fIve live dau daughters fifteen of or whom were wele born In Jn England and antI two in Sn Lehl Lehi There are arc living today seven even sons and four dau daughters all married and ha have havO lurge hn-ge families There has been b born rn rue ninety gran grandchildren and at this tills date six seventy-six arc are living There has hils also aso b been en born twenty three great great- grandchildren one twenty of or whom are art living Ing This This 1 makes a total posterity pos pos- le o of one hun hundred re and thirty five five children hil grandchildren and great grent- grandchildren John Austin lived an and died a n faithful faithful faithful faith faith- ful member of the thc Church of or Jesus Christ of oC Latter LaUer Dav Day Saints In his native country he he presided over a ranch 1 of or the church where he lived hived until he lie emigrated He lie has always alwa's been ready and willing to obey obo the counsel of those who placed over him and ha has hel held belt In addition to many I ther callings calling'S the lie position u of president of the high priests quorum of the Lehl Lehi Ward yard for lor or a u. number of or years ear until recently All the sons and daughters were present today toda with tho lie exception execution of or his oldest tJ daughter M Mrs Irs s. s Harriet Jacobs Ja In- Ja- Ja cobs who is very sick He Ill Is 15 father rather of Geor George c Austin of salt Bait alt Lal Lake e general agricultural sUJ superintendent super super- el for COl the Utah Sugar company com corn pany Mark Austin resident manager for 01 Idaho I Idaho aho Su Sugar ar company at Sugar CIl City Idaho also of or the presidency of the Fremont stake Heber Hebet Austin ustin agricultural agricultural ag aJ- ag- ag superintendent for Sugar company compan at Idaho Falls John E E. Thomas and William are arc wealthy sheep owners while Parley is o agricultural agri rl- rl cultural superintendent for tor tIme the Sugar company at this place |