| Show OBITUARY miles H jones j lias made another demand I 1 upon us for of our faithful i and fellow laborers fn the vork of redemption clial of kider miles hudson jone alio a cut down when he had little more alian alie prime of his manhood and alien ns the phrase coca one might have taken a lease on his life deceased was the of merlin jones ami ivea jones ho was lorn jan at Jf amden drw haven 1 co connecticut hie parents ere vi ell known in this community and greatly respected for consistency and uprightness as citizens und ae latter day saints they joined tho at an early day miles II 11 jones on september SO with ilia father 1 and mother hi native elate and j oCo ucil I 1 aluff iowa where 1 hey resided sonie four year in september 1849 wae baptized into the church by daniel carter I 1 on june 9 1852 they left council muffs started tor utah chev arrived in salt lako city on sep 1 15 of the pame year froin clience continued their journey to egden city which they mado their ciomo during tho remainder of their natural live adilea 11 mado sni a study and earnestly and obtained from god a knowledge of its je reader of he revelations of the lord and nhoi algo knowledge everow legitimate source ut his command ami labored to quality himself for any position pos lie might be called to fill in the church of he him belf a minute man and was always ready to respond to the call of the acer of alio lord to perform any duty required at his fiands in 1863 he went as captain to ucb to pilot a train of emigrants froni that point to uden among then were a company of saints who failed loii alon composed he mormon band alich on kejr arrival in thia territory located in his cita this minion io ellel faithfully to tha entire satisfaction of the i df the church on jan lie married daughter of divid alip ceremony was celebrated at the rei ence 0 his parent the band 44 and contributed much to alo of tle event by tho rich I 1 strain of music thas happy union continued for apara ita hiis on 37 1877 bieter jones died leaving him a i dower ive on aco milea II 11 jones married 1 l morion I 1 by whom he had eight children alder i jones wa formerly a member of the city council of ogden city he liaa awn for many a member of the limuli council of tho weber slake u biome and first counselor to lorin irr president of alie airiest quorum ot thie alie three last I 1 named lie held at the time of ins death I 1 lie WAS taken eick j mocking pains in tho and in i alie back and with paralysis in ilni low er limbs he continued to grow until august etli when at noon of eliat I 1 jay surrounded his aholo family 1 lie ills lit li t wari glnn if i f 1 aled erqin fiig err blo mafte alip obsequies bep n trie nacle o 0 in attend ance tames artir tito oci ing liyan prayer was of eruti by aller etchard lt chard ad dresses doll vered bv alders i 1 D V middleton joseph i hall tw 11 jalcs taylor tho tiie i all beep veil adder jones hin up and wore all to toily qs giuy did to hi ills alii sincerity erity and in overy diun tiun lie lias hold in the coin in unit v janic in ao 10 viwa I 1 arother jonery resided guiona good bind of in ari 1 I with arother conra thirty year ao I 1 have been a 1 to eijin during the of that time at one ho win lart counslor cou nelor to alio president of mound fort ward I 1 wae alic atik r counselor and wo wen thiron together a great deal in our duties and rince I 1 I 1 have been bilion of alio llio ward brother jones lia been to me d airm and reliable sui xit lie never declined any duty never faltered in any labor never murmured at any never alio glit any requirement was too much for him but lie went willingly and willi i alacrity and discharged his ilutice lie was respectful in his conduct to 1 ins fellow laborers lie was i blo and yielding yield ins in his disposition toward thuie whom he considered had authority to direct liin 1 short said tho jones addressed alie saints in h ward lie on the subject t alie living ohp dead tile af mai after alie 1 froin alie dead etc beading citon ohp isible kuok of mormon anu doctrine and und o 0 to hie truth of da 11 I 1 alie alruth 1 jones diw an hoewt man a truen nl faithful bitler adly saint lie honored lie god lio lionor liia and im never betrayed pd laifi brethren kidir jones biad childen chil dnn i nine and four daughters and fight his were interred in the aylea and vere followed by a large cortege |
