Show lk i OBITUARY w 4 c L jos jo s noRg 0 r john u 1 th the venerable gen ti tieman lern ita arbo wl died on pece raber at his residence on on the corner of fourth and smith streets casborn was born march alth 1821 at harlington Bedford shire england at which place fis days he ile was married at little houghton northampton eng march 1840 to mis martha of that place and shortly thereafter mored moved to london where in the course of a few yeara years he established himself in a flourishing nouri ehing business bus ineis aa as a baker by bythe the divine fator of heaven he beard heard the sound of the U gospel I 1 ae as restored again agala to earth axt the r prophet ro abet joseph smith and nd az bowed in n obedience to its requirements about abol it the year 1845 1846 ue he was iden titled with the poplar branch in the east part of Lon london doii and was or dainard to the office of a july 1849 under the hand hands of elduro elder S purdy dark clark and bradshaw and to the office of a priest january 1831 under the hands of eider elder henry savage in the branch branca shortly after this he was adva advanced peed to the office of an elder in the tile same branch and isad under the hands of the same man he ile faithfully falth rully discharged the Jabore labors and duties pe per these offices until ate emigrated to this hie land in the twe year 1802 ue Us was left fi A widower with five email children and Awil ia in hay 1850 he married marri d miss eliza eli begnett Beh nett of ratcliff cross middlesex Middle MX his ilia residence and place of business buil nee wa in high street poplar london where h he 0 was loved by bv all who knew him blin for hie his open hearted liberality ills H house waa was ever open p on aa as a home for the elders of mil this church from the year 1852 to 1802 and among those who enjoyed the hospitality of bia his home were numbered local eiders elde a from many parts elders from uta b I 1 almost without number and many of f the twelve apostles Apost lea not only d did d these enjoy the bounties of his home hom i but the poor of every lass a ifa and gra grade d a partook of bis his liberality ana an prayed pray for blessings on bis his bead head during juring the years mentioned above upon won the tho abbath li day be b labored as an elder upon the he streets in barking woolwich an and other places striving to bring mankind ruan kind to a knowledge of the truth and into the glorious light of the gospel of peace on bis his arrival in utah in 1862 be he took up his abode in olden ogden where he has since continued to reaid up to the day of hie his death which occurred dec at 5 5 a in having been ben confined cou coa fined to bis his bed for nearly six weeks the funeral services took place pit ce at the fourth ward schoolhouse school bouse dec at 2 pm under tb the direction of bishop E bt ratford the house was filled with relatives and friends of the deceased the meeting was addressed by elders samuel purdy jos stan ford thomas pardy F A brown B n W 11 II wright counselor T J J ste tens vens and anti bishop stratford ratford Bt some of whom had known the deceased for upwards of 40 years and mind bore testimonies to the foregoing facts fitting and ampro appropriate greate remarks were r aro inde by all an and the great nun or 1 g gave evidence of the hati esteem 1 ip 1 which 1 aach he is held by anio aloag 1 19 whom bom w he has spent so many of t the b later years of bis his life at 4 pm the funeral cortege corte ae moved away to the ogden cemetery and his remains we were deposited I 1 in their last resting place he ile leaves a wife eight children 24 21 and two great grandchildren durine all the tile chances na budea ohla of his eventful life he has re battled firm and stead steadfast fait to the truth of the gospel in which be wag made free and died a faithful latter day Saint his ilia loved ones who have watched over him day and night dur ing 2 iaia long and painful illness now deep deeply mourn hie his loss low yet rejoice in the glorious hape pr of a x happy reunion in the great hereafter aben god iod shall have wiped all the spare how row our ou eyes reyes and there will for him in their roemo memo ribs rios remain a spot fresh 0 o green while life continues or abilo tho roves of adversity continue to bather gad broa upon the shores of time Millin millennial nial star please copy COMI |