Show 01 THE GREAT HARVESTER HARV ESTERI three victims chosen each of sterling worth A PIONEER GONE TO HIS REST I 1 TWO beloved wives and mother mothers called to another work leaving sorrow but also hope behind them i the funeral obsequies over the remains of daniel B brawson rawson who died last thursday t were held february 19 1892 at the fan farr west amusement hall the services vices were conducted by bishop william A taylor there were present president L IV shurtliff and counselors middleton in and flygare of the weber stake president lorin farr of the high priests I 1 quorum also a number of the members of the high counsel and a few of the members of the mormon battalion prayer was offered by high counselor joseph stanford president 0 F middleton was the first speaker he lie was followed by elders john thompson james shape shupe ralph douglass Dougla sg james owen joseph taylor alex brown jesee jesse brown lorin farr joseph parry L W liff and 4 C flygare also bishop P G and bvm ia A taylor all of whom had bad a life long acquaintance with the deceased the general sentiments expressed were that the deceased bad been true and faithful to his country to his god and to the people from the cradle to the grave rave lie ile had traveled 2000 miles tor for f bis his count rys cause over avast a vast desert f where civilization had not made its approaches I 1 pro aches he ile bad shown bis big integrity to bia is god and bad had opened the golden gate of paradise by his peaceful and I 1 k kindly disposition to the afflicted benediction was pronounced by bishop robert J i the large assembly viewed the remains after which the cortege consisting of over GO 60 vehicles followed the remains to the ogden city cemetery the I 1 deceased was the progenitor of fifteen children fifty two grandchildren and two great grandchildren and has left a widow and a mighty host to mourn bis his loss daniel B rawson was born dec 16 I 1 1827 in washington county stata state of indiana and waa was a remnant of the old american stock as far back as the may flower in 1831 his hits parents joined the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and in 1832 moved to jackson county missouri oa account of the intolerance there manifested they were forced to leave their all and move to lafayette county the deceased and eldest sister traveling barefooted on frozen ground with bleeding feet after living there a short time perse persecution cation again forced them to leave and move to clay county when 8 years old be he was baptized the next move of hia his family was vas in to Caldwell county from there they moved to quincy ill where they remained till 1841 when they bottled settled la in nauvoo in the year 1813 1815 this bravo brave son of america married mariah atchi eon in 1811 1846 18 11 he be went west with the general church move and upon the arrival of his file father in law he settled in council bluffs while here fired with the patriotism of his ancestry amidst the sound of the fife ills and beating of drums be he tell fell in line and leaving his beloved apouse enlisted in bis big count rys cause in the war with mexico after the discharge of the battaglion bat tallion be he worked for capt sutter satter it was at this time the fl farat gold fever broke out while digging a mill race for the captain in the spring sprin g of 1848 in the spring of that year be he commenced his return trip afier after many vicissitudes and perils he landed in salt lake city june 1 1818 1848 in august in company with others of the battalion be he started east to meet bis his dear ones left behind on the way they met president brigham young on his return trip to utah and he kindly tarnished famished them with several teams mak their travel more inore pleasant A ter an absence of two years and four months he arrived at council bluffs to bis big great borrow sorrow he found his wife bad broken her marriage vow and made his home with his beloved parents in the spring of 1849 1949 he started back to utah arriving the latter part of october settling first in farmington Farn ington davis da vis county where ba h was married to nancy boss in 1850 from here his meanderings are various and noted in the spring of be he settled in harrisville and in 1866 was selected gr presiding siding elder over the few stints ailts then residing there soon alter after he agitated the necessity of building more commodious quarters for school and general purposes there were ere only eighteen families residing in the precinct at the time T they hey sub over 1800 towards the erection ct of the building it is now the old adobe landmark which ought to be held as the acred spot of bis his indefatigable labors Us continued to preside having love and confidence of the people till the fall of 1875 I 1 when he went by request as an explorer clorer to arizona and parts of colo COIO rado 0 o through severe exposures and nn tin old told toil his health became broken and he returned to his home la in july 1876 H a had bad labored for a number of yeara years pat put as a a member of the high counsel and home missionary for weber stake it became proverbial to eay say Datil els wisdom may I 1 know laid to rest the funeral services vices over the remains ra lizzie uzzle wife of F W stratford were d sunday at 2 p pm in in the fourth 1 x d meetinghouse 11 the he attendance was BO so large that the orabe nee was literally packed and many reed outside unable to gain admit tance bee the he services were conducted by coun conn lelor hyrkin belnap shortly after 2 p lt the casket arrived followed by the lae ditte relatives of the deceased after p prayer ale r by bishop stewart elder W U 11 NV t president N 0 flygare boella F D richards hards and elder charles enrose of salt lake spoke words of command I 1 ora and consolation to the bereaved abr r words were as balm to the wounded and the husband who for the past we had been hovering over his wife ight c m and day praying tor for her life gath led ed new now strength he felt that be he could d bear the blow with resignation take a op up the b burden of life with renewed i courage and give to his big two children the lo 10 aria nd affection he had formerly lay kya yd shed on hla his wile wife and their little eirl za I 1 I 1 hundreds andreda II viewed the face of the dead dear one at the close of the services benediction having been offered by bupt richard ballantyne A long procession of sorrowing relatives and friends followed the remains to the city cemetery where all that remained of a loving young wife and mother was tenderly laid to rest elder thomas pronouncing the blessing of peace and rest lizzie az to farley stratford was born in ogden march 3 1866 her parents being winthro and mary alary E hastings parley farley the old Plan landmark dmark the long log house just east of the catholic parsonage on twenty fourth which gave way to the encroachments encroach ments of better times had been sacred to her as the spot where she first saw the light of day she was married la in october 1885 to francis W stratford son of bishop E stratford of this city four montha months after their union her husband left her for a in the southern states spending over two years in georgia her sisters bus hus band J V bluth accompanying him on a mission to tennessee during his absence she suffered great greatly lys her health having been broken during a fearful siege of sickness the year previous to her marriage during which she managed a family of eight and tended her beloved mother then lying on what was thought her deathbed on bis his return she rallied a little and at one time enjoyed comparatively good health now she has gone to another sphere her good qualities had endeared her to all she was kind and patient never murmuring never showing ill feeling to any one she was also happy and joyful when her health permitted and could partake with relish in little surprises on her people and other amusements enjoyed by the young these qualities make her loss the harder to bear her husband has the sincere sympathies of all the friends and acquaintances quain of the family may those whom bhe has left 1 so live that when their lives are ended them may have made records which will ennit entitle I 1 a them to a reunion with her death at plain city PLAIN CITY feb 21 1892 1802 EDITOR TUB till STANDARD A great misfortune befell our highly respected neighbor william thomas stoker in the loss lose of his wife which sad ad event happened on the th dinst mr stoker and bis his wife went to spend the day with their son and started to walk home in the evening when some distance on the way ay they balled a passing eleigh sleigh which picked them up they bad had not gone many blocks when she ahe complained of a pain in her cheat an and d fe fell 1 forward in the seat and c expired she was a loving wife and mother and always on hand to do good they had been married 22 years she left a family of eight children the youngest four months old mrs stoker was 37 years old and was formerly mias miss tucker daughter of a family very well known and much respected this was shown at the obsequies friends coming from fro ogden and slaterville Slat erville the procession reaching several blocks mr stoker tenders his thanks for the kindness be he has received in his sad misfortune CLAYTOM CLAYTON death of mrs keeney keney mrs lira J W keeney well known in this city her husband for yeara years maintaining the keeney bouso house here died at her residence in the dove devereaux reaux bouse house salt lake feb of rheumatism of the heart |