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Show "BISHOP" CORRV'S SUDDEN SUMMONS Dropped Dead in His Home Last Tuesday Tues-day Evening Without Warninjr; A Prominent Landmark. Last Wednesday morning the people peo-ple of Cedar City were shocked and surprised to learn of the sudden and unexpected death of "Bishop" William H. Corry, an early pioneer and for many years a prominent land mark in this city. The immediate cause of death was appoplexy. While his health has been failing somewhat for a year or more, and he has complained at times of feeling old and worn, he was in about his usual health on the day of his death, and had been to the lNtfH BrW WILLIAM H. CORRY. field for a jag of wood. In the evening at his home he was holding a business session with members of his family with whom he was conjointly con-jointly interested in a large tract of land, and in attempting to walk from one room to another he was suddenly stricken and fell on his face to the floor. When his children attempted to raise him he said, "Don't touch me; I think my time has come." Before medical aid could reach him, his spirit spir-it had taken its flight. Deceased was 07 years old, and has always lived a strenuous and active life. Owing to the absence of some of his children who could not reach here earlier, the funeral is being held this afternoon, in the tabernacle, commencing com-mencing at 2 o'clock. BIOGRAPHICAL. William Henry Corry was the son of George and Margaret Corry, and was born in Provo, Utah, July 30, 1850. With his parents he came to Cedar City in 1853, and has resided here ever since. He passed through tho trials and hardships of the early days, incident to the settlement of a new country. He had little opportunity for acquiring ac-quiring an education, tut when a young man he learned the trade of blacksmith which he followed for a number of years. He was of a strong robust type, of manhood, and capable of doing a prodigious amount of work. He had the reputation of shoeing shoe-ing more horses in a day than any other man in the country. Vigorous ami full of life, as a young man he was fond of outdoor sports and was noted as a "crack shot" with I rifle, rarely failing to bring down his deer or other game when he went for it. On Octobw 30th, 1871, he was married mar-ried in the Salt Lake Temple to Elizabeth Eliz-abeth Parry, and 1 1 children came to bless and cement the union, of these four have died, leaving seven living. Those who preceded him to the other side of the veil are Wil'iam Henry, George Edward, Arthur Edwin and Marion Parry. The living children are: Margaret Corry Roche, John P. Corry, of Ogden, Willard E., Elias It, Mary Jeanettc Lunt, Lula Cannon, and Winnifred, the latter being the only one unmarried In October, 1886, deceased left for a mission to the Southern States. In December 1888, he was ordained bishop of the Cedar ward, and held the position until his resignation in October, 1901, at which time the city was divided in two wards. Afterwards After-wards he was made a member of the I High Council of the Parowan stake. In civil affairs he was also prominent, promi-nent, serving a number of terms as city councilman, member of the school board and filing other positions of trust. For about 12 years he was president of the Cedar Sheep Association. Asso-ciation. He was always a liberal provider for his family, and a loving and indulgent in-dulgent father and husband. As bishop bish-op of Cedar ward he had the confidence confi-dence and esteem of his constituency. All the members of his family will be present at the funeral services, and the indications are that the attendance at-tendance will be very large. The portrait of deceased was taken something like 15 years ago while he was a member of the city council of Cedar City. |