Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-20 | Page 5 | Dies in Idaho, but Will be Buried Here

OIES IN IDAHO, BUT WILL OE BURIED HERE The body of Alexander Stephens, a pioneer of Utah and Idaho, arrived In Ogden today from Menan, Ida., and was taken to the Lindquist mortuary. The funeral will be held at the Lindquist Lind-quist chapel tomorrow at 1 p. m., with Bishop D. H. Ensign presiding, and interment will be in the city cemetery. ceme-tery. The body may be viewed this afternoon and evening at the Lind-nulst Lind-nulst chapel. Mr. Stephens was the son of John and Elizabeth Briggs Stephens and was born in Brown county, 111 , December De-cember 11, 1840. Becoming converts to the Mormon faith, the family helped help-ed to settle Nauvoo, 111., and Council Bluffs, la. In 1851 the family crossed the plains to Utah and Alexander settled set-tled in Ogden. He remained a citizen of Ogden until 1879, when he moved his family to Menan, Ida., and since then had much to do In the upbuilding of that town. He was at all times an active member of the Mormon church, being a member of the first high council coun-cil in tho Snake river valley, and was a highly respected citizen. He was the father of twenty children, chil-dren, by three wives, one of whom, Mary E. Stephens survives him. The surviving children are William N. Anne An-ne E., John A., Sarah. William W., Sarah A , Almira A., Alexander V., Rebecca, Re-becca, Etta, Edna, Anna A., Raymond, Hannah E James L. and Grace E. Stephens. Sixty-six grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren also suiTive. nn