Show mark jackson passes passe S at age of eighty eight y four death came on monday evening january ath at to mark jackson 84 prominent figure in the building activities of this community nicy tor for two score years heart falli failure ire Is belle believed ed to have been the immediate cause of death though it is believed that severe hammor ages a few month ago were the beginning of the end tor for him for a couple ot of years his health has not been so good though lie he has been able able to be around much of the time funeral services were he held ld for him on wednesday rt at ah lie west ward chapel with bishop il if L adams in cli charge irge speakers wf were re walter C mitchell james 11 clarke R L fenton and IV clair rowl rowley ey bishop W L adams read two poems and mr anil mrs win af dalton sang a duet whispering hope choir members from both wards under the direction of mrs glenna M ward who was also at the piano sang author ot of faith rest rest tor for the weary soul and abide with me ate the tha opening prayer was offered by avid matheson and the closing one on by thorois thorris 1 K holyoak the arave grave wi waa dedicated by leonard evans granddaughters and great granddaughters ot of the do deceased ceased were in charge of beautiful floral offerings and the pall bearers were randall randal Wll cock clarence stevens ammart bentley claude pendleton other phillips and roy moore sin since the deceased came to paro wait in 1895 he has been an all outstanding figure in the community an expert mason sud plaste p he hns has built sonic bontie ot of the most substantial residences in iba ih e community and for a number of years tie he erv rv d the city as its light plan opedal we are indebted io to his sonin son in law james H clarke of american fork for the following triet biography of his life mark jackson son ot of thomas and eliza harrison Han rison jackson was born at preston yorkshire england juna 3rd ard 1851 up to the age of 15 he attended school and worked as a farmers hoy boy at 15 years ot of age he was apprenticed to learn the blacksmith trade but not liking the work his parents apprenticed him film to learn lear n the clio trade of brick layer and plasterer he served in all 7 years and became an expert in both these thesa clineb of work at the age of 24 he married emma hobson and soon afterwards with his wife came to america they I 1 landed in new york but findy work at hla irada braid 3 in he wen there thare his first child bertha harrison was born at toronto canada he clayed in this cout country itry about awu years working at his trade and collecting many valuable specimens of birds and animals which helas oble to preserve through h his is skill as a mist which he had b ad learned from his father aither who was an expert in this line j returning to england about be I 1 2882 a to fo me ate employer advertised verti sed for or him and getting his hii address id dress engaged him film to take charge of the building ot of a large hall in yorkshire which too blout al atut three years to 0 o complete ht H continued to work at his trade trad generally as foreman while in eng land they had tour four thil children drek bru birn t them 1 about the year yea C 1886 through the til labors labors of brothers maw and hunter two mission ariee he and bis wi wife re and family convert Lik od and baptized into the church for a number of years year their house housa was always open tor for the entertain continued to page live flye f MAEK MA JACKS JAC r SJ CiT PASSES A AT T AGE OP OF EIGHTY EIGHT Yron FOUR continued from roni trout front page nent dent of the in tile year 1893 they again cams came to lo this country crossing the ocean on the SS arizona arriving in salt lake city they went immediately to panguitch Pan gultch garfield coun y where they resided for two years rom there he was induced ly by the late john 11 gurr to comp come to par owan to build the gurr howe in the west side of town since the then I 1 i his life has been more or less an all open book to tile the residents of tills this community ills his family consists of ills his wife eliza emma and the following 1 children aldren bentha IL clarke of A merican fork virginia Virgin la alice deceased thomas hobson deceased hubert hardy eliza hobson for and hessle hessie may all 0 of parowan carowan Pa rowan utah I 1 ife he leaves in addition 19 grans grand children 15 great grand children and one great great grand child he was an expert workman in his line the evidence oi of his will long remain both in and in parowan carowan Pa rowan where some of the best built houses were built by him ile he has also left a tine fine collection ot of animals and birds some of tile ae rarer sp being attained by his individual efforts with the trap and gun ills his was a busy life being filled with either activity or study ile he was honest and conscientious in his Jea lea lings the greatest trials which came into his life were because of some me whom he trusted violating their trust |