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Show EUGENE SCHOPPMANN Passes From this Life Friday I Evening After IJIhess'of ; ' I one Month. I Eugene Schoppmann, an old I "and respected citizen of Cedar 1 passed from this life Friday I night of last week after having 1 suffered for a month or more I from an ailment of the throat and lungs. lie was quite ag&l, being about 82 years old, and this coupled with the ailment from which he suffered was more than ho could combat. Medical attention wrs given him constantly and his wife and children were constantly at his bedside to administer to his wants. Nothing that could 'be of assistance to him was omit-l omit-l - ted, but his age was against him r ' and he passed peacefully away an i above stated. Eugene Schoppmann was of ; German descent and has been a K resident of this section of coun- try for years. When he had re- TT" sided here for a year or so he - " began to investigate the princi- pies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and eventually joined that faith. HiB thorough investigation caused him to feel and know that it was the true and only church and he remained steadfast to the principles princi-ples to the end. He never re-. re-. fused any call m;e upon him by jjpF?WhaIaVthfl r1' readyv'and'"Wlllinc''-tq-i!oany woi-Ic ' assigned him. For joars he was secretary to the El.lcrs quorum, and was a!so appointed as a ward teacher, in which capacity he served zealously whenever he was able to do so. It has been said of him that at report meetings meet-ings of the teachers he invariably invaria-bly had a complete report to make. He never let any business busi-ness matter deter him from doing do-ing his duty as a teacher. Brother Schoppmann was well educated and was employed as a public school teacher in several towns of Southern Utah, always giving satisfaction to all conr nected with the schools he taught. ' Funeral services over the remains re-mains of Brother , Schoppmann were held Monday afternoon in the tabernacle and there were many relatives and friends in attendance. at-tendance. ' The speakers were Jos. H. Armstrong, Bp. H. W. Lunt, Bp. John J. G Webster'and S. J. Fester, each of whom spoke of him as a man of ambition and one who never desired to be idle, and also referred to him as a man, although having weaknesses weaknes-ses as all human" flesh hrs, with a firm faith in the principles of the gospel he had esposed, a true friend to his neighbors, and who had done a great amount of good in the communities in which he had lived. The speakers also spoke words of condolence to the bereaved wife and children, and "encouraged them to cling steadfast stead-fast to the faith of the departed one, assuring them that they would eventually be reunited in the "great beyond." |