Show VA rom WIM W DEAD il linhop H R V morris orris dle J on simla sunday y night our readers will remember that B bishop I richard richarl V morris of the bov ward d salt lake git gity y has been sick since the beginning of the tile mouth month and that from the first his health has been q gradually ra dually growing worse they will now regret to learn that lie is dead his demise occurred at his resti residence dence shortly a after ft er ii nine ine on sunday night hat h at the dinst while upon his sick bed the tile bisho bishop P I it appears I felt sure that he be would not was perfectly resigned ned to meet death when the tile hour for h ins is departure should arrive lie ile died of typhoid pneumonia prom from the tile deseret we glean tile following biographical sketch of the deceased richard vaughan morris was the sou son of john and barbara 11 morris orris born in Aber abergele gele re north wales sept 1830 ile was baptized sept se t ath 1849 at ab engele N north orth wales in 1850 he lie left liverpool where lie was employed by a lawyer and went to merthyr advil advil to act as secretary to elder wm in S phillip phillips who at that time presided over the church in wale he occupied that position till he lie emigrated to utah in 1855 A few years ago bo be went on a mission ion to E england n I land where he labored diligent diligently in that capacity for about t three ll 11 ee years during a portion of bf which vh ell time ho lie was president of the B birmingham i ar Confert conference nce about four agolio was ordained a bishop to officiate in that capacity in the ward the duties of which ho he strictly and consistently filled until recently he lie occupied a desk in the U C 11 it R office which position he lie left with the intention of entering into business deceased leaves two wives and twelve children and mid many other relatives and friends to mourn his departure bishop morris was a man mail ortruth of truth and sterling ster in integrity I arity and a firm supporter of the principles of the for which he lived and aud in which he lie died tile funeral services were held today at noon in in the ward assembly hall had salt lake city |