Show DIED 1 aa 1 in Ri verdale oct 30 1886 of pneumonia alexander patterson aged 61 years 10 months and 13 days the deceased was bora born in If Ual albath bath Ftfe shire scotland and joined the church in his nati native ve country tn in 1847 I 1 emigrating to the states in 1848 aria and continued his toU 1851 w where here he settled in salt lake like city and resided there until the autumn of 1853 athen hou ho he made a trip to iron coun county on ft a mission of pioneering having is ty and honorably acquitted himself there ho he removed to in weber county antho in the spring prinz of 1856 1836 being one of the first settlers of that place I 1 face ue ile continued to mido reside fn in this settlement until bis his death being be 9 about the oldest resident there in all his works he lie was w a s honest upright and respected always on hand land when called upon to laborin labor in the inte reeta of the church hurch of god lie ile WM was for a time i home missionary in the weber stake of zion which position he lie honorably filled he ile was a good and faithful father and is mourned by a wife and I 1 aw twelve children six sons eons and six daughters all of whom witzie witnessed ned t their father close his eyes peacefully peaceful Jy in death at the funeral elders D M W stuart david S cook D 11 peery gilbert belnap and IV G child offered word worda of consolation fou i to 0 the bereaved and pointed to the excellent life example of the deceased I 1 Deseret Weirs please copy |