| Show MOTHER ENGLAND A woman leaves this world for a hotter better our one EDIT olt II 11 lela ald we WO have the tile sorrowful duty to record the demise of a worthy woman whose virtues will survive her long in the loving of her oxide w ide circle of friends and acquaintances there died in this city weber county utah on nov 1882 of congestion yf of the lungs tine the beloved wife of father rather jobu england the deceased was born aug 1815 at stafford near scovil Somerset shire england she waa was married at the tile same place may ath 1834 and at her death was the tile mother of 15 children seven sons and eight daughters and grandparent to 37 sister E england was baptized into tho the church of jesus christ of lat ter day saints ia in 1848 1818 at bridport Brid port Dorset Domet shire E england b by I E elder ider george kendall mother england ingland emigrated to utah in 1862 in company with her husband and a portion of other her family in captain duncans company and settled inthis in vace place having baving been preceded to utah at by her eldest daughter annie who crossed the plains pains in the hand band company in in 1851 two years afterwards her er son john crossed the plains and assisted to build the first telegraph line that crossed the rocky mountains to utah they thus materially assisted their parents to gather to the home of the saints sister england was surrounded at the time of her death by all of her family and was fully conscious of tho tile great change impending her iler rings lasted about 27 hours houri crom OTO the time of first taking sick zilie was 67 years month sand 29 20 days bals old at her death sho be was interred in the plain city cemetery on the in dinst L the funeral services over tho tile remains being held in the schoolhouse bishop L W V shurtliff presiding A vast concourse of sorrowing and sympathetic relatives and friends gathered to pay the last tribute ot of respect to all that remained lied of mother england yea of very truth a city is left to mourn th the e services services were opened by solemn music and prayer by elder A knight bro john spiers then gave a feeling and eulogistic review review of the decease ds heb and usefulness during the last 17 he ile was followed by elder P C green and bro win geddes bp shurtliff liff closed the services but was sq affected that his feelings were unexpressed tle funeral cort cortege ego then moved to the graveyard and the setting sun passed below the gestern horizon as they hid bid in the tomb all that was left of that good and faithful servant mother and sister england she site died a true latter day saint having also been a alem member ber of the relief society it is i not the learnt this moment shed when the cold earth has hits just been laid aid oer her that can tell how beloved waa was the wife thata cledt lied or how deep in our hearts we deplore her the tear through many alone day wept IT ti is lifes whole palli path oer shadowed tho the one remembrance kept when all all other griffa have faded shortly after her settlement in plain city sister england was ordained and set iset apart as a midwife under the hands of elder john carver and by the dictation of the spirit of god she was promised the blessings of success in nil her administrations which promise has bas been fully verified in a singular manner she was unlearned even in the commonest rudiments rudiment of language an g or science science was unas unassuming sum ilig humble and assiduous in iier ter labors to a fault and charitable deriu during a period of seventeen years in ahiel which i time aho she has brought into the world upwards of children mostly single births ho has never lost a case and by her motherly kindness kindne s has won the well merited esteem and confidence of all who knew her almost with her latest breath elie she expressed her confidence in the principles of eternal truths and died in hopes of a glorious resurrection deseret nexus comans womans sEa exponent and mill star please copy cop dit 11 11 G 11 canarr PLAIN CITY nov 1882 |
