Show funeral of joha england TUB we have the sorrowful duty to record the funeral of our worthy brother john sr which took place april the meeting house aca filled with a vast concourse of sorrowing and sympathetic relatives and friends to kiy tho last tribute of respect to all that remained of brother england iii sufferings were great but be lad an abiding faith in the goabel and was to the last bearing a faithful testimony to the truth of the gospel and with me latest breath exhorted his family to keep faithful brother england was born starch 20 1815 at stafford Summerset shire england and was baptized september 1847 by elder george kendal ordained teacher november ath 1847 by elder john ordained an elder december by elder geo kendal was ordained a priest about the year 1832 he was the father of fifteen children seven boys and eight girls eight died in england and five emigrated wilh him ho lett england aril on board the john J boyd he crossed the plains in captain duncans company lis eon john and daughter ann having preceded him three years john was one of tho first men who built the telegraph line that crossed the rocky mountains brother glande Eu first wife jane died november and his second wife martha march he leaves a wife and seven children by ills first wife find sixty four grand children and ten great grand children to moun his the speakers were president Pre eident L W in A maw and bislimi Bis lioi bramwell who cave words of comfort to his family truly end wae peace |