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Show A. F. FARR SR. IS NO MORE Passes Away Sunday at 9:40 p. m. Identified with most of Utah's History. Aaron F. Farr, Sr., is dead, having passed away at the home of Hon. Moses Thatcher in this city Sunday evening at 0:15 o'clock. Aifd thus has gono one of the West's most noted plonceis, a man of indomitable courage, cour-age, strength of will, deep leliglous conviction and one of the mainstays of the Latter Day Saints' church when It most needed stalwatt men of faith. Mr. Farr was 8U years of ago at tho time of his deatli, and when taken ill at the home of his daughter, Mis. Moses Thatcher, he was enroute from his home at Ogdcn to visit his children child-ren In Idaho. His death is the result of pneumonia and paialysis, the old gentleman having undergone a very severe illness for scvoral weeks 'ere his body succumbed to the grim reaper. He was the father of six chlldicn, Mrs. Moses Thatcher, Aaron Farr, Jr., L. O. Farr, all of this city; William Farr, Lewlsvlllc, Idaho; Mrs. George Hyde, of Rexburg, Idaho; and Mrs. M. E. Spongerburg, of Ogdcn. Aaion Fair's name is indlssolubly linked with the history of this Inter-mountain Inter-mountain country, and with the Chuich of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from tho beginning. He was a native of Vermont. In 1832, at the ago of 14 years he was attracted to the faith which ho followed to tho end of his dajs, and was baptised Into this church at that time. He went to Kiikland, Ohio, In 183(1, and finally tiavcled West with Iiyrum Smith. From Far West, Prophet Joseph Smith called him to a special work. Ho carried tills out successfully and then went to Ft. Leavcnwoith, Kan., .In 1837. With his father's family he moved to Nauvoo, 111., and remained theie until after the killing of the Piophet Joseph. Dining his stay at Nauvoo he mariled Pcisls Athciton, the ceiemony being poifoimcd by the head of the Chinch; and lie also pci-fonned pci-fonned a mission thiough Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. Mr. Fair evacuated evac-uated Nauvoo with the other Saints and with Pics. Young Journeyed to Council Ululls. Theie he enlisted a band of 143 men, tluee women and two childien and with 73 wagons stinted acioss the plains for Utah. Ho waslnchaigoof the Tenth Company. Com-pany. Refoic leaching this country, he, with four others, was sent backus a guide for other companies on tho way, and did not icach Salt Lake until un-til 1847, two months behind tho advance. ad-vance. Mr. Fan's llfo in Utah has been an active and useful one. Ho was tho llrstmaglstiatc in the West and in 1852 went on a mission to the West Indies. He was presldclit of tho St. Louis Confeicnco during 18.73-4, and was later appointed deputy marshal under Joseph L. Heywood. In 1850 ho went to Los Vegas, Ariz., and later moved to Ogdcn where he has slnco resided. In 185!) the legislature elected him Judge of Weber county. In 1872 he represented Weber county in tho lower house of tho legislature. |