| Show GOITE TO BEST REST obituary of tile hii lale biglioli arax uIn tall EDITOR HERALD the funeral of bishap bishop ira N spaulding tool took place saturday dec 1882 in the tile uintah S the housa wag was filled to its utmost capacity with the relatives and friends edthe deceased bi bishop chop the meeting ink was called to order by counselor samuel dye the choir eang the hyrell now hes ties cone gone well not recall him from a paradise of blies pra prayer y er by counselor robert gale the congregation then sang tito morning flowena display their sweets and gay then their silken leaves unfold untold according to the wish of a portion of the relatives of the deceased bishop elder thomas johnson Jo linson of hooper was the first ep he ile had been futi intimately acquainted with bishop spaulding for a period of about 40 years he testified that the deceased qed was a man of meekness li honesty and in every particular true to his friends and the lat ter day work E elder ider johnson spoke in in a very spirited manner chiefly eulogizing the merits of the deceased and extending sympathy to the bereaved relations the second speaker herrick who ho remarked that he lie had been acquainted with nith the deceased bishop lor for about thirty years he ile bore testimony to the many good qualities qualities the deceased edana that int the berc bereaved ayed relatives had everything to be proud of in ia their recollections of their father and r fiend lend lie he also told them not to it turn and compared death to jumEt bing like passing from misery and wretchedness to happiness and comfort he ile also said enid that a number of car ngo ago in the early history 01 weber county bishop ling b bed nd acted with him as na a member of the county court so that he lie bad been with him in public as well ivell as private life and bail always found him strictly reliable and trustworthy counselor samuel dye arose and remarked that the time being so far advanced he lie would be compelled to close clote the services but as lie saw a few of the deceased bishops friends of loner standing in the congregation grega gre gation tiou ho he would wait a bev minutes for them to make a few remark after which elders joseph hardy and myron higley of hooper counselor Cutin robert gale of uintah and sir mr john bowman of south weber each caeli spoke very highly high lyof of the deceased bishops honesty and and all were of one opinion that a mighty man had fa fallen len in israel the congregation sang sing when f first the glorious light ortruth of truth durst burst forth in thia this last ago benediction by elder john priest tho the remains were conveyed to the cemetery followed by 23 carriages filled with mourners and friends frienda the body waa was then laid to rest in peace I bishop ira N spaulding was born at crown point new york vork april icah 1809 he ile was married I sept mft e fth 1834 to miss mim ann eliza drake e of david and sally drake oft of alio same township he ile I was baptized into the church of je sus chriszt of or latter day saints saint feb ast 1st t 1842 by liv jog joe BOI and the same saine year removed to the city I rind shortly after joined londot conff ot th the ador aims dol f seventies he ile participated I celpa i ted to p a grent gmt degree in t trial and ad liim I cautions ot of the latter iny saints mitts in ill thai epoch it df their he ile av was as well acquainted with the prophet and patriarch asi joeph and hyrum I smith and he mas was with ith the church when it aub ai expelled from froin antoo by mob lence in 1846 he moved north dorth to the weber river and occupied ft a tract of lend now known as uintah in 1161 1851 there ho lie filled I I t alu lc office of firt fir t counselor to bishop abiah wadsworth for several I years ebira in ili 1850 he became a member of the county court of weber county anty in in w which lie ea capacity ac ty cesery the people ic faithfully fr t r a corar etue le I period ricel he lie ti has chosen dent of the Liu tali by bishop chauncey W west in 1872 ho he lost by death tile faithful wife chis youth in sept 1870 1873 ho he was wai married to INI mra rs louisa G carter of brigham city who now lives to mourn his los lost he lie waa ws chosen alshon of the uin tall ward in 1877 which office he lie held until his ilia demise which took place ace through congestion of the fu lungs af at am friday D dec ec 1882 bi bishop giop ira N spaulding has been gathered to his fathers and rud sleeps the tile sleep of the right righteous enus an lan honest roan man ii is the noblest work of god his ilia honor lionor and fidelity to the latter day work his unswerving integrity to his friends and relatives relative S have won won for him a place in their hearts that time cannot efface hia ills meekness has to a great degree become proverbial in the uintah ward he ile leaves a large posterity pot erity of children and grandchildren to perpetuate his name and a lar large ge cir circle i of friends to mourn his loss 1098 peace to his ashes SAMUEL DYE dyr ROBERT GALE please copy |
