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Show LEHI PIONEER GOES ' 1 TO HIS REWARD I DEATH CALLED EDWARD F. COX 8ATURDAY. SERVICES CON-DUCTED CON-DUCTED AT FIR8T WARD TUE3-DAY. TUE3-DAY. -- Edward F. Cox, pionoor ot Lohl nnd Utah, wub called to his reward Saturday Satur-day when death's t hand claimed him. Mr. Cox Is a woli known flguro in this town and has boon associated with this soctlon over slnco 18G0. Ho followed fol-lowed tho occupation ot farmer most ot his llfo. For tho past tow years ho has npt had good health and for tho pust five months has boon confined con-fined to Ills bod. Woll attended funeral sorvlcos wero conducted Tuesday afternoon in tho Lohl First Ward meotlng house. Bishop R. J. Whipple prosldcd and tho ward choir sang thrco soloctions, "I Need Thoo Every Hour' . "Beautiful Isle," and "Though Dooponlng Trials." A solo, "I Know That My Reodomor Llveth." was rendered by Joseph Klrkham. Tho invocation was offered offer-ed by Ell Kendall and tho bonodictlou by E. II. , Davis. Martin BuBbinan, Ucorgo Austin, A. B Anderson and Edwnrd Southwlck woro tho spoakors. Interment was in tho Lehi comotory whoro Parley Austin pronouucod tho dedication. The following biographical sketch was read tiy Bishop Whipple. Blo(jraph.Ical 8keteh. "Byword F. Cox, son ot Daniel Cox nnd Mnry Ann Frampton Cox, was H born December 1, 1832, at Groon H County, 111. This family started for K Utah In tho year 1840, hut during tho jB winter they camped on tho Dos H Moines river, and Edward acted as H chore boy whllo his father worked on H tho cnnnl. Tho following yoar they H arrived in Salt Lako City whoro Uioy iH romnlnod for about two wooks. Whllo H walking on tho street ono day Daniel m Cox met Brlgham Young who advised ILH him to go to Utah County, which ad- Hl vice was readily compltod with. m This was ono ot tho first families H to settle In LoTil, on tho original nlto, Snow Spring. Edward Cox has boon M a resident hero ovor slnco. Ho hns iH boon through nil tho history of Lohl, OH and will bo romombored as ono ot our jB' sturdy ptonoors. Hl On March 13, 185G, ho was marrlod H to Hannah Ashton and lator wont 1 through tho Endowment Houso at H Salt Ilako City. Sho preceded him to B tho Great Boyond somo twenty-eight pBX years ago. From this union oloven J children woro born, llvo ot whom aro H now living, Edward F. Cox ot Lohl, M Utah, William A. Cox ot Lehi, Utah, Mary Jano Peterson ot Lehi, Utah, BB Ida E. Austin ot Garland, Utah, and BBJ Maudo Madison of California. BBJ On August 12, 1900, he married BBJ Annlo Hughos, who hud coao from BB England nlno months previous to BBJ their marriage. Sho h.vs cared for BBJ him in his declining years with utmost BBJ faith and dovdtlQn.. M For. tho last tow years ho hao been BH falling In health-, and at times has BB suffered consldorablo distress. Slnco H' last Dotomber ho has been conflsod to his bod almost continuously. Ho do- BBM parted this llfo April 22, 1022, leaving BV a devoted wtfo, flvo chlldron, two BBA brothers, two sisters, forty-ftve graad BB children, thirty. thrco great grand- BB children, a number ot relatives and BBJ frie-hds who can all roraember him BB kindly for hb) friendly, uneSensive BA |