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Show J j PIONEER LAID yv 4' TO REST. j . Funeral of Geo. Mur- H l dock. j Tho funeral serviced over llio remains g , ofOoorRo M unlock wcro. held In tlio (, ' meeting house, Tuesday, Feb. 13. i ' Hisliop Andrew FJold prodded, llo j nlso apoko n hhort tlmo nnj then T. P. Trtino rend tlio following biographical - skelcliof his life. (IK0HC1K MOnUdCK, 1 k Bo'u of John and Barah Murdock, liorti Feb. 28th, 1811, at Faltoit County, XIII- " ., mils; died February 10, 1003, would M f i ' ' have been 03 yearn had ho lived until ( Feb. 28th. Was baptized Into tho , '. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ' - Saints when eight years of ago. Mar 1 rlcd to Mary Molcn, Jan. 10, IBM. Ho jmsscd through many of llw trials with j" t tho early saints; was with them during . t ; tho "expulsion from Nauvoo and tho i . trip across Iowa to Winter Quatters. , '. . Came with his father's family to Utah ' lu 1847, along with tho Unit company ' to cross tho plains. The family of Father Murdock was among tho early j x aetllera of Lchl, and they havo lived ' hero ever slnco. lie crossed tho plains 3 , with the Church companies by ox team ' some four or llvo tlmeslo bring cml- 1 l grants, llo took an acllvo part In tho i early Indian troubles and was ever icady when called and always llllcd , his place. Ho was n linn liollovcr In tho dlvluo mission of Joseph Smith and it particular friend and admirer of Pros. Ilrlgham Young. Hrother Mm dock ) has had a part In almost n'l tho trials and hardships tho church has pasted through. Ho has Injiiycd his peaceful homo hero lu Lelil, except for his bodily Alllk'tlon3 which of late years havo been severe. He lived andMlIed in full faith of the work of tho Latter-day Saints. Jacob Cox, Joseph Goatos, Bon J. Lot (, and A. J. Evans wore the speakers and ' " referred to his early life, also of him .being a stndglit forward mam and a jerfgbort' neighbor. "He'lia- beSrnPrSJl- BUfloror, but was patient, endurjng ' theso atlllctlons. Hojdled'ol'ncanceY ' of tho faco, and during tho past two "' years his wife has been very faithful I lu attending htm, being constantly at Ills side.. Lchl pcoplo sympathize with tho t family, for no havo lost one of our J pioneers and ono who has douo much to help make Lehl what It Is today, especially is this true of his life In the early days. - . Music- was furnished by tho choir ' and many beautiful lloweri covered tho casket. |
