| Show obituary Obit nary the funeral ter service over the remains ol 01 the late george geerge W turner were held in the thed ward meeting house on saturday bell sept 26 1891 the house waa was completely cou y filled with wit h relatives rel tives and friend friends who h bad ad come from far and nearo offer their last tribute of respect to their departed friend among those present were Jent L W shurtliff and 0 F fe middleton members merc bera of the high council bishops and councillors councilors counci lors from other wards the service were conducted ted by bishop B the assembly was then add addressed rested by eldera elders joseph parry williams charles welch daud M stewart joseph hall 6 F middleton and bishop B white seme of these speakers ep eakers bad had been acquainted with the deceased for thirty six years they spoke words of 0 comfort and consolation to the bereaved and ana bore testimony to the worth of the deceased aa as a man a husband father brother and citizen lie ile bad had ever been true to his trust was always found at his poet of duty uie his last illness was only of about two houra hourc duration from 12 at night of wednesday until 2 a in thursday an immense cortege then followed the remains to the ogden cemetery where the grave was dedi debited ted by elder jamea james taylor and all that was mortal of ge geo 0 W turner was Is left ft to reye repose deceased ee a seed in peace waa was the eldest ton eon of joseph T turner ner and esther ann browning g ar he wag was born june I 1 at barton terrace Gloucester shire england when about five years yeara old his mother died at the age ol 01 13 he wag was bound apprentice to a man named john gayeff but he did not serve the lull full term with him when a young man he removed to south wales Vale ii where lor for several years be worked in fit the coal and iron on july 4 1849 he wae was baptized by elder richard williams into the church of jesus christ of 0 later day saints he ile was ordained an elder on may 14 1850 and cent sent on a ft mission to north Wales Nov esth of the same year august 12 1852 be he WB was married to miss hannah jamee james by whom he be baa ilse bad had ten children lire tire boys and five girle girls one girl and find four boye boys have prec cc ceded ded him to the spirit world kreep in april fil 15 be he sailed with bis his family from liverpool and after nearly eix six weeks of tough weather on the 0 ocean in they landed at boston on the ol 01 1 may from t there here the went to florence at that time the outfitting outwitting out fitting camp a of the emigrants july they left tho the camp in the tile handcart hand band cart company of capt edward banker bunker arriving in salt bait lake city october the and 2nd of the same year after visiting lne a few weeke weeks in the tile capital they came to ogden ogdon november where be he baa has resided until bis his demise injury in july while working on the ogden canal he met with a severe accident through a cave in the tile bank which crippled him tor for the remainder of his life mr warner at the same I 1 time and place met with a fatal accident 3 1 1 t in a la Y emhe was if ly elected 1 t d secretary secretary ol 01 the third eccle 8 attical ward of 0 the weber stake ot of zion zio which position he faithfully aj filled daring during the remainder of hie hit life george W tamer turner was one of the hardy eone sons of toil who in early times contributed the wealth of mannal manual labor to lay the foundation of ogdene present prosperity deseret news please copy |
