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Show Parowan Letter. Parowan, Utah, June 11. Iho citizens of Parowan bnvomznin beon called upon to part tbia lire with one of thoir bcBt beloved aud respected citizens iu tbo person of Jonkiu Evans. wh' biiH resided hero for ovor half n century. Brother Evans hns been a great Buffercr from natimm for somo years, and for tho past two weeks was troubled greatly but bad uot been bedfast. Abuui 1 o'clock ,ou .the Gin be walked wlth tbo old of bis wlfo to tho dor and for a short timo stood looking at tbo flower.' blooming in tho door way. Sister Evans helped him baak Into bis chair from which ho foil it fow moments later dead. Asslstauno came nnd tho mombnra ot tbo family In town wero stint for nnd mcssagoH sent to theso at a dlstiiuoo. Sister Evans was ulouo with tilui at tho timo ot Iub demise, but Ijhh thowu gioat nmiriiL'n and fortitude In bcarluu hor sorrow. Funeral scrvioea wuro hold in tho meotlug houao, which wno beautifully nud appropriately douorutod ut !1 p. in. of tho day following. 'Iho speakers speak-ers wore: Wm, C. Mituholl, Goo. Fowler, llro. Horsloy of Parngonnb, Bp. GIihb. Aduius, Up. Morgan Richard?, Rich-ard?, John Stevens. Tho choir rendered rend-ered sevarul beautiful selections, 'tho speakers nil appeared at thoir best and hud nil boon intimately connected con-nected with the decerned siuco tho timo of his arrival ut Parowan iu early ear-ly days. All boro testimony of the honosty and integrity of tbe deceased ; of his kiudly plrit, industry nud thrift, lip. Hlcunrds especially named many instuuees iu their business busi-ness dealings together nnJ with bunks which portrayed tho upright character charac-ter of tho deceased and snld: "If. as has beon enid, an honest mon is tho noblest work of God, Uro. Evani is perfectly noblo." All boro testimony testi-mony of tho blesseducPB of tho Gospel Gos-pel nnd the nsaurnuoo ot the futuro exlstei'co. Many wero in ntteudanoo, oomiug from Parugonnb, Miuersvlllo and nearly every homo iu Parowan. Tbe deaeased loaves a wife, two sis-tore, sis-tore, four sons and four daughter to mourn bis los9. The sympathy or tbe entiro com munlty goes out to thaao bereaved ones. All will feol the abHeuoo of so good u mun. Ho web n homo builder and has built up no lets than Uvo diUerent homes in tbia city, all of whloh ore beautiful remumbraces of him. Tho bomo which h lenvea behind be-hind bim is ideal. Tbe deceased was born in WbIqb, September 80, 182.1. |