Show william adams goes to well Wel earned lEarned rest william adams 82 esteemed citizen of 0 this community and last member of a family faintly of 0 brothers and maters which has done much toward shaping the me destiny ie stiny of this locality passed from this life on saturday night ilia passing was much in harmony with his mode of living quiet and peaceable As a I 1 matter of tact fact he went to sleep and did not wake up tip funeral services were held on wednesday afternoon at two in the east ward chapel with bishop will L adams nephew of the deceased in charge speakers were ex bishop hugh L adams another nephew moroni smith of richfield Richtie ld and william C buchell MU All chell closing remarks were made by bishop A also read resolutions of condolence from the east ward genealogical society dean mitchell of salt lake city sang a solo accompanied compa nied by his sister marie and choir members from both wards under the direction of fred A lewis levvis east ward choir director sang three numbers though deepening Deep ning trials theford Th the eLord lord Is my shepherd and that beautiful land with mrs rula D orion mon soloing in the second number the opening prayer was offered by david matheson Ma theaon and the closing one by S A matheson at the cemetery the grave was dedicated by silas J ward william adams was born here oot 16 1855 a son of william and mary ann leath leach adams who were pioneers to pa rowan ile he lived hero all his life and has hag been a pillar of strength in the eom community active in church civic and industrial affairs and always to be depended upon primarily engaged in the livestock business and farming he waa vas also closely connected with the banking mercantile and flour milling enterprises of 0 the community As chairman or of the loan committee and vice president for many years he was active head of the bank when the depression closed its doors ile he had served as member of the city council and his church activities included many responsible positions in 1877 he married mary lane richards in the st george temple to this union was born three sons wm win R james L and morgan twenty five years later on oot oct 14 1903 he marrisa married mable liable mitchell Ml rose in the manti temple surviving are his widow mabel alabel adams five sons and a daughter as follows james L randall and howard of parowan carowan Pa rowan morgan adams ot of california emerson adams of spokane washington and mabel alabel A mcdonald McDo of mesa alesa arizona all except morgan were here for the funeral ile he is also survived by eleven grandchildren one great grandchild and a halt half brother frank adams adama of san juan county three step daughters zella R whitney pearl hoyle and vera shane were also a part of his family mrs airs hoyle anil and her husband coin coming ing from spokane to attend the funeral |