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Show Looking Back Pid you know-That know-That things go best for people who take them as they come. October 16, l!M(i Richurd Buhner 1828 - I!k; One of the earlier 'pioneers and settlers of Cedar City, Richard Palmer, died September lfi. 191(5. He was 88 years old at the time of his death He was born in Aberdare, Wales, on March Jo, 1828. He first heard of Mormanism at the age of 15 and live years later joined the Mormon Church, becoming an active member in the Welsh Mission. Palmer came to America in 18!51 and after working in St. Louis for about a year, then joined the A. 0. Smoot Company of LDS emigrants and started across the pla ins in May 1852. The trip was a I hard one and Salt Lake Valley was not reached until September. Mr. Palmer, though ill with chills and fever, walked nearly all the way. In 1835, he journeyed southward to the settlement of Cedar City, or what was called the "Old Fort" at that time. He took up his trade of blacksmithing among early struggling pioneers, enduring many hardships. Then in 18(50 he went on a m mission to Great Britain where he held the position of President of the Monmouthshire Mon-mouthshire Conference and where he met his wife, Johanna Rees Palmer. They had six children, four sons and two daughters. Richard Palmer was the only member of the Palmer family to join the Morman Church and migrate to America. He was the eldest of a family of six. all of whom he survived by many years. Mr. Palmer lost his eyesight in the later years, was still alert and kept himself busy. He was a familiar figure in Cedar City and was one of the landmarks and was greatly missed by those who were left behind. by Dorothy Rotors |