Show aged pioneer of circle ville goes to his reward joseph simkins who died in circleville Cir deville cleville march 9 was waa born at lancashire england december ath 1842 he came to utah to in captain moods moodys lil company in 1850 he moved with his hie parents parenia to cedar city in 1851 ano and to beaver in 1857 in 1867 he married charlotte lindbald Lund bald and moved to dolehi lehi maricola maricopa Maric Mari copa co ariz to help colonize that place he r returned to beaver in 1877 and was sent from there to establish the town of adamsville Adams ville in beaver county HP he moved to circleville Cir deville cleville in 1887 where he spent the remainder of his life he was baptized into the church of jesus christ in his hid youth and was an active member all his life he served in the sunday school as su pren for 14 years wits was released for two years and then served another term he was called into the bishopric from the sunday sunda school and served with bishop jos jas E peterson for 18 years daring one oine fight eight year period he blessed 56 I 1 babies that being more than onet fourth of the babies blessed attha at I 1 that heriod yer iod altogether I 1 while living livin in in Cir Ur deville cleville he llesi lle sd more people than any conr man or probably any set of men he wa always alway the choice of the sick ajr ti tiie le ordinance of administration ae t arved in many D 17 tp i h atu fotea P V ime h horse andT nany of hiis fiher 04 cluever Clu ves eves personally nally allY he was waa prece proceeded eded to the tha gawat beyond by his wife who died jan wiry vry three children lidd had also rone before he leaves a large family of grown ren to mourn hs his loss los joseph charles iames williard rosten L 1 murion marion A daniel H angus anguil L edgar L clarence mrs emma neilson and mrs ellen roundy mr simkins Simkha hag haft 45 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren the cause of death was general debility caused by old age ag he was well of by all and had a wide circle of friends |