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Show B Funeral of Jrb. Munns K j B Impcessivo sorviei wero Injld B over Iho remains of James Munns B from the First Whrcl Meeting B House on Sunday ,Hflornooii. 1?. B John Whipple prositlml. Tho . Bpoakora wcro Pclor Schbw, Johtf B Austin, Bishop Fjolcl, John m Woodhoiisd nnd George Larkins of B' Ogdon, Tho building was filled with I relatives and friends. Of his children who rcsido out of town thcro wero present Chas. Munns of Garland, Arthur Munns of Stnithfiolcl, Harry Munns of Bricham and Mrs Emma- Linsday of Ogdon. also other relatives. At tho funeral tho following sketch was road. . , . lUOGUJkFJtiaili' 8KKTCK. -James Munns, tho son of WM" iam and Sarah Rayment Munns was born at Orwell Cambridgeshire, Cambridge-shire, England, June 14, 1820. Ills parents wore of English birth and ho was tholr youngest child. His fathor died when ho was seven years old after which he shared the family's trials and labored to support sup-port it. A short time after his fat-gmM fat-gmM hcr'H death, whllo yet at n tondor jB age, ho was tho only onn to whom B his mother could look for support . Bji Ho looked upon this duty as an ll honor and with pride ho labored 4p early and late for tho comfort and welfare of his widow mother. 1 Later 1n life, lis 'a young, man ho, I walked from 7 fo 8 miles Viornlng 11 ft and night to and from his work In IB a neighboring town, thus wero his fir . younger days spent in hard, honest ll toll; being deprived of school and IsL ant udvantagea ho labored tho jyiHOio earnestly for his mother's IAiBifort.H was of MS 'KttKuiiosirion, . and ffKi f Pnliught from his mol'liers Knee to B &ust in a Supremo God, ho tyecame B a man of great faith and was W earnest in his convictions tbvtho , Churbh of England faith. Yet ho W oftiraca mado Inquiry of his mother ft why tho Gospol of Christ was not taught now as tho ancient apostles , B , preached it. I B Ho married .Elizabeth Coll is, a i B girl of his own town, on tho 8th of August, 1840. Eloyen children I wero born to them 0 of whom" W survive him. Ho has a posterity K of 74 grandchildren nnd 8 great Be grandchildren. B Elders Pcarco and Bright wero the B (h-st Mormon Missionaries ho' B heard preach, but ho was very fl indifferent to their teachings. But K being humblo and faithful tho HL inlluonco of his fellow workman, B Samuel Gad caused him to invesli- B galo tho Mormon Doctrine. K Ho becamo convinced of its truth B aud was baptized into the Church H of Jesus Churoh of Latter Day V Salnta, ."Tunc, 1810, by Elder Eliga Pasoll. A, month later Jus .was ordained ail older by; Apostlo1 Geb. Teasdalo who. , was ut that tlmo laboring as a local elder. Ho was true and faithful to li (jailing and walked 7 or 8 miles "oftimes carrying ono of IiIk children on his back Sunday after Sunday to attend at-tend his meetings. In order that his family ni ight enjoy better opportunities ho movciLfrompweJl to!ecds York- Bhlmlfmcho kntfljCeonferW lioutofnira tho cllleMnvys foitl I his doors open for them 'and that his homo was their home, knowing that his hard earned crust would I be cheerfully divided with tho elders, many times suffering nbuso and insult for befrlomllng them. I After many trials and fin'rd$iips ho left his natlvo land and came I to Utah arriving at Salt Lako Nov. I 7, 1878. Four of his children l having pcdcd him. After ' '. -V spending tho winter iri Salt Lako ho moved his family to Lohi where ho has slnco mtfdo his homo. He labored as a farmer and, gardnor over buV d Always lmvlng plontyt$ :do. Ho was a man of strong, poison nl character, honestand upright in all his dealings. Ho was .very temperate, temper-ate, faithful and tfrue yuforo God being active nnd 'tnjv dntll tho hurt. But being moi'g than four Ecpru ycsit?be waq enfeebled with oyl (goajj$T compelled to, retire at home where ho palieidjy awaited tho last. The good Father of' all, calling him home Ndy, 2nd at the age ofJJO yeniw fguvjjniojiths and eighteen days. ' , f j |
