Show v f ST I 1 IN N MEMORIAM at an early hour saturday morning aug 1912 1012 the honored and well Ie beloved loved hiram bell bennett answered the silent call of death surrounded by a number of his family bro Bennet fc wit was s born march istle 1823 in su sunnier niner oo co te n ii was the son of william j J and elizabeth bell bennet the 9 0 family moved from tenn to and located near the smith sinith family he being of a rat rather liler rol religious ig nature and hearing bearing of the new doctrine taught by joseph smith became curious to know something concerning it and af after ter careful investigation became ron oon averted and wa accordingly acco bap sized may 1841 and became beef tnie a close companion of tile the Prop liet joseph bro bennett was called to fill it a mission in connection with elder II 11 1841 1844 1 with all preparations ready for departure buton but on account ol 01 the martyrdom of joseph and hyrum smith the appointment was cancelled for that time alii which ii resulted that bro bennett never enjoyed the labors of a mornion mormon ini missionary he was wa present at the funeral of the martyred marty red joseph and myrum aud and was waa the last person in th this is town who personally lin knew edthe the martyrs he married martha smith who was a cousin to the prophet joseph august 0 ath 1846 1845 at ville lee oo co iowa elder geor ge A smith officiating 1 lie ie 11 underwent IF the hardship crossing the plains with teanis ox arid and arrived in salt lake in 1852 1952 and shared in the early toils of making the desert blossom its as the rose after living in the vi vicinity cini of salt lake for some tinie time was called by pres brigham Brig liani young to help settle the blie southern part of utah and located at fillmore Fill where lie he took part in tl founding of that place and was oil one of the wor workmen knien on oil tile state house taking part in settling jig the indian trouble tit at that tinie time and is known its as one of the indian war veterans for which lie he lias has re 1 a I pension for it a number of years front from fillmore lie he moved to meadow lie and his family being among the first five families to settle this place and remained here until the time tim e of liis his demise he married ellen greenhalgh as it a poly polygamous ganios wife in the endowment house at salt lake city oct 5 1866 at atthe llie time Alet meadow adow was organized organs as a ward by erastus snow S S now tuly july 1877 bro bennett was called to preside as bishop which position lie he held with lionor honor and esteem for 23 years being released on oil account of advanced age g e H ho he e was a father and a fr friend bend especially to the young people of his ward his hie wife 11 jilda died may fth 1890 leaving eleven children without 0 a moth er ers care scare the youngest young ept it a boy of about 15 months and her let oldest son jesse filling a mission to samoa at the tinie time and yet with tile the help of his first wife the children were soon to realize a new wid and true trite in mothers others care h hr her r family all being married however in ill oct 1901 lie he was deprived of the of ilia his aged wife which seemed almost too great a sacrifice td bear and while in a despondent mood wits was visited by patriarch joseph D smith ano blessed him bini and promised he should live yet another ten years which lie fie did at another time gro bro bennetts only desire was to live to see all his children childre ii married and settled down dowl it in life which lie lived to realize excepting the youngest bro bennett was ordained ft a patriarch may 1904 1004 by F fit lyman he died as lie he had lived it a true and faithful latter day saint funeral services were held at the ward house monday august 10 ii the speakers were edwin stott sr and ex bishop niel at stewart of meadow baldwin watts and an george gcorge of kanosh pa patriarchs trilis art allen alien russel and joseph D and president peter L t brunson of fillmore and bishop continued on last page C continued from pare 6 5 I 1 A Y stephenson of holden Hol denall all paid glowing tributes tribute of f faithfulness ith fu liless and devo devotions timis to fo the memory of the de departed all that was mortal of anro binnett Bim nett were lovingly ladd jai fio to rest ida beneath eu i a V shady tree in the city ata yz flowe flowered redby by ft a large t cortege of re j latifes and friends friend s he was the father of seventeen children seven sons and ton on daughters two wives one daughter three sons and eleven gran grandchildren dehil preceded him to tile the great b beyond I 1 lie ie lea leaves ve 2 nine daub daught lit four sons forty nine gr grandchildren all dr d r elli adren twenty nine greet grand children and ti a host of loving joving friends to mourn liis his I 1 loss oss 1 it was just jush sixty seven years to the day from the tinie time of liis his first rz his death ju brother bennet suffered lit fo for r conscience 13 sake in the utah state tury abere rehe he nearly lost his lifo and on oil account 0 of f liis his beriou condition was pardoned all of if llis liis chidden were present at the funeral exe except ept liis his son cac geo A bennett who lives ill in idaho and could not get here in ti time |