Show PRESIDENT WINDER DEAD first counselor to president of mor mon church succumbs to pneumonia salt lake city john R winder first counselor to president joseph F smith of the church of jesus christ of latter aty ay iy saints died at 7 3 30 10 a clock sunday night although the end came and unexpectedly the venerable man ot the age of 81 8 years was in full possession of his faculties ills wife and son john R winder jr were at hia his bedside when he peacefully perce fully passed away while mr air winder had been suffer lug from a lingering attack of acute pneumonia for more than two months his ills physical strength and wonderful mert mentality allty several times threw ott off the mahdy mah mali dy it recurred however and despite his patient suffering aud and courage the disease became the master waster and the man who for more than half a century haa ban been so eminently prominent in the of the mormon church and salt lake city succumbed president winder WAS born at bid denden kent england on december 11 1821 lie ile entered the mormon church in 1848 coming across the plains to utah in 1853 the life of president winder was one of strenuous activity and replete with stirring deeds and events bishop winder was married tour four times and Is survived by bis his latest wife ife marle marto burnham winder lie was the father of twenty three children |