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Show DEATH CLAIMS , IS. jj. HIDE Logan's Oldest Inhabitant Died on Tuesday at the Residence of Her Daughter k Mrs. Elizabeth Howo Bullard Hydo the oldest Inhabitant ot Logan and ns far us known tho oldost person living In Cacho county, died at tho residence of her daughter, Mrs. Jano 13. Molen on Tuesday. Death camo without a Btrugglo. Mrs. Hydo was apparently well In tho morning, having hav-ing caton her breakfast In tho usual manner. About 3:30 p. m. howovor, sho began to complain somowbat and at 3:4G p. in. sho was dead. Mrs. Hydo was In hor ono hundred first cnr, was a native of this country and has lived In Utah tho greater part of hor llfo. She was woll known-throughout known-throughout tho Mormon church, having hav-ing been ono ot tho pioneers of Utah. Mrs. Hydo was born, October 2, 1813, In Hollster, Middlesex county, Mass., was daughter of Joel and Lu-crotla Lu-crotla 'Morton Bullardc Her Ufa has been an eventful as well aa a long" oae'. 8be joined the Church, of Jeaiia Christ of Latter-day Balnta In 18f. Three years later she went to Illinois where sho waa married to William Hyde in" "whoso company .she shared all tho hardships and Buffering, the mobblngs and persecutions of thoso early days. Mr. and Mrs. Hydo cast tholr lot with tho Mormon people In tholr oxodus from Illinois nnd wont to Council Bluffs, Iowa; nnd It was from this point that her .husband do-parted do-parted as a membor ot tho famous Mormon battalion In July, 1846, leaving leav-ing his wlfo with her two llttlo children chil-dren to caro for hersolf and for thom until his return In tho following year. In 1849 thoy camo to Utah, aa wont directly Into Utah county, where thoy resided until I860, when thoy were called to nsslst In tho developing of Cacho Valloy nnd settled In nnd founded tho town of Hydo Park which was named otter Mr. Hydo who waa a missionary of farao In tho church, a leader among tho people, a Judge, an Indian fighter, In fact a typical plonoor nnd omplro builder. In all his various, activities ho hni tho sunnort of his worthy wife. Mr. Hyde died about forty-one years ago, leaving Mrs. Hydo and a family of four children. Thoy wore Mrs. Jano E. Molen ot Logan; ox-Bishop ox-Bishop William Hydo of Logan; Mrs. Mary L. Woolf of Salt Lake and Mrs. Ellen II . Woolf who dlod during tho past summer. Besides tho threo children, chil-dren, Mrs. Hydo 1b survived by a largo family of grandchildren. During tho days' spent In Illinois. Mrs. Hydo was well acquainted with tho Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith, nnd hlB brother Hyrum, whoso memory mem-ory ns mon of sterling worth and pro blty, as woll as martyrs to tho causo of tholr religion, sho has always revered. re-vered. Of Into years It has been cub- tomary among the family to visit tho aged lady on tho occasion ot her birthday anniversary, where she would mako tho occasion most pleasant pleas-ant with her reading of poetry, of which she was n great student. Sho had a wondorful momory nnd on tho occasion ot her 101st 'birthday sho recited without hesitation tho poem, "Laugh and tho World Laugh's With You." Tho funornl sorvlcos for Mrs. Hydo will bo hold in tho Fourth ward mooting moot-ing houso at 12 o'clock on Friday. Tho romnlns may bo reviewed at tho homo ot Mrs. Molen from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a. m. by all who wish. |