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Show SMITHFIELD I ! SMITHFIELD. Sept jo, Pa triarch George Lionel Farroll died at the family residence Wednesday, Sept. 21. at the ago of 92 yearn, 7 months and 5 days having lived a 'life of most nctho tervlce In nc-jcllslastleaal, nc-jcllslastleaal, civil and military positions. posi-tions. j He was the on of William and (Alice Pnrrell, was born February 1C, 1S29, lu Hewolsfleld, Gloucestershire I England. He was apprenticed to tho tailors trade as a boy and served a number of years, then worked as n ardnor nnd nurservinan til leaving I England was baptised b James Ed- jinunds. March 1. 18G0 and porform- mUslonarj work soon after. In company with his mother and three sisters sot nail for America the ship International In Februnry, 18C3 They lived at Council Bluffs. Iowa where he tofik a half section ofland and cultivated It 6 years. Joln-of Joln-of land and clutlvated It fi years, Join as assistant captain of guard nnd two weeks later took Captain Brown's place m their Journey to Utah, reached Utah Aug. 12. 1858, and settled at Farmlngton, moved to Logan in tho fnll of C9, became ward clerk Novembor 9, 1859. In Doccmber of 59, was choBon tithing clerk for Cache Valley. Filled Fill-ed a mlssiofn In England from 1874 to 187C. Ho presided over tho Nottingham Not-tingham conferenco and on his ro-turn ro-turn home was mado president of ,Hlgh Prleuta of Cache Stake, and later as president of Y. M. M. I. A. for four years, ' In May 1880 was ordered ordained ordain-ed Bishop rind sot apart as bishop of Smlthfleld ward, which position ho filled April 30, 1890. When ho wns released and ordain-,! ordain-,! n Patriarch by Apostlo F. M. Lyi man.. i'robab his greatest fame, rests upon his achievements as Utnh'3 first dry farmer. Ho wa also n great leader In the building up of Smlthfleld and Cache Valley. He Is survived by a wife, Elizabeth Eliza-beth Croshaw Farrelt and a largo and respected posterity to mourn IiIb loss as well as tho community. Funeral services wero held in tho mithflcld 2nd ward tabernado Sunday, Sun-day, Sept. 25, at 2 p. m. Charles C. Farrell, son of tho late (Patriarch nnd Mrs. Elisabeth Crow-shaw Crow-shaw Farrell who returned homo sick, February 21, 1921 from a mission mis-sion to tho central states mission died on Thursday or last week rol-lowlng rol-lowlng n long Illness lasting slnco about May 1920, when he was taken tak-en down with typhoid fever while laboring In tho west Texas conference. confer-ence. Ho wan at a hospital at San Antffnla, Texas until he recovered sufficiently from typhoid fever to bo out again. In September ho was sent to the northern part of Texas on account ac-count of lt being a metre favorable cllmnto but in October he wns stricken strick-en with a relapso of the fever befoto he had recovered from his second attack or typholld fever, appendicitis appendici-tis developed and ho was again taken tak-en to tho hospital at Amarlllo, Texas December 30, 1920. Ho remained thero until lie hnd sufficient strength to return homo where all that loving lov-ing hands and medical skill could do was dono for him. He was born Dec. 16th, 1898, at Smlthfleld and attended school until he was called to perform a mission May 6, 1910. Tho funeral services were held In tho second ward tabernaclo Sunday at 2 p. m. Tho house was well filled with relatives and sympathising frionds who met to pay their last respects to the young man nnd family. The Moral offerings worn many nnd beautiful beau-tiful showing tho respect and love In which Charles was hold b all who knew lilm. Buliop Toolson conducted tho ser-vlcoa ser-vlcoa which commonced by tho choir singing "Beautiful Islo ot Somewhere." Some-where." Prayer was offered by Elder El-der S. P. Ntlson. Loonard, Marrlner, oid Ittchord Roskclly, Jaraco Thorn- ley and Miss Lulu Boskelley sang, i ' Jesus Lover of Me Soul " Elder Ie- X ter Hanson npoke of the great maul- H fested faith by Elder Farrell through fl bis long and serious Illness. Said ho II had giiven his llf for tho gospel sake, spoko also of tho resurrection B and lifo beyond the grave. Solo, "I M Have Bend or u Beautiful City by W Leonard Boskellcy. M President A. L. Marlor and threo M o his missionary companions, EI- gl dors, Bright and Talbot or Preston. Wt and Elder Bodily of Falrvlow, all jfi testified of tho efficient labors and M, Ms great fain, and determination to 2 fill an honornblo mission. fie? Brother W. O. Farrell M Salt .' Lake expressed his gratitude to all i$ who had assisted or helped In any )f$ way during tho sickness of Brother fl Charles. Counselor Oliver Nllson and j Illshop Lon-enzo Toolson also spoke of tho Hfo of the deceased and tho faithfulness and devotion of Sister Farrell nnd tho family. Other musical numbers wero duet "Sometime Wo'll Understand" by Jtlchard Uoskelley and Nora Kirk-bride. Kirk-bride. Solo, Laveda Griffiths. Clos-ing Clos-ing song, "o My Fnthor." Benediction Benedic-tion by Bishop Howard lleeso of Benson. Tho First Ward Primary Association Associa-tion held their wnrd conferenco last Sunday. The program wns as follows Music by Junior High School Band, Singing, "Tho Call of Lovo" by primary. pri-mary. Invocation Singing "Sing with Joy." by primary. Sacramental exercises. ex-ercises. Speech or welcomo by Grant Gullenskog. Uecltatlon "Tho Wagon' by Glen Tout. Singing "Coin,! y Saints Paper 'Our Lesson and Story Hour" by Bcrnlco Noble. Singing "Oh Yo Mountains High" by. five llttio gilrls. Paper, 'Our busy and social so-cial hcXir" by Helma Corbrldgtj, Boys chorus "A Mormon Boy". Beclta-tlon.'Our Beclta-tlon.'Our Pionocrs" by Keith Plowman. Plow-man. Trlbuto to the pioneers. Afton Af-ton Grec'no. Ilcmarks by Vfelting ! board members. Singing "Proud; Yea, Of Our jlojme In the Mountains." Music by band. Tho Pioneer Trail has been .completed .com-pleted and can now bo viewed In tho kindergarten room of their meeting house. The Smlthrield ward choir entertained enter-tained tho Provldonce ward on Bun-day Bun-day evening In the ward inborna-cle. inborna-cle. At tho Unlcji Hall a wook ajpo last Friday ovenlngi ono of the grandest grand-est musical programs that the people peo-ple of Smlthflold havo had tho opportunity op-portunity to listen to was that rendered ren-dered under tho auspices of the Chamber df Commerco by some of the boat mimical talent within the clly as nearly all our promln'eat singers and musicians took part. |