| Show the passing of benj beni lewis m r genc lewis sr a 0 pioneer of cir cl cle crille rifle passed away at his home hom e in that town on february 2nd and 1931 nt at the of 73 years and 7 rilay lay f having been born on february 1858 he was baptized anthold int in the hoLD LD S church at the them age ageos of elah t yrs ars I 1 mr lawis parents were the I 1 first settlers in salt lake valley and no d joined the first company that entered the parowan carowan valley in 1851 1 so that in addition to being a pioneer himself eon ben was odthe of he old pioneer stock that knew the actions and hardships hard of pioneer r life fe ben ban came to circleville Cir cleville in the late where he courted and married henrietta Mp rietta pearson and established th their ear home st at the old home stead where he spent all the th balance of his life and finall final died sur rounded by his family and numerous friends frienda two children bleared this un union ion benj beni lewis jr and G roved cleavel and lewis henrietta proceeded prece eded bento ben to the grave I 1 laving passed away about aboud forty years yea rs ago i val va l tiiu 4 v A t otlie death of m arr fed A lice thomas six children were horn five of whom fire living vinc li on the ath day of february funeral services the circleville Cir cleville L D 3 chapel which was as packed to the doors as mr lewis friends frienda wert were limited ony only by b Y hit his circle of acquaintance after the opening songs gsand on and prayer by shepherd shephard haycock president witford wilford day of was called upon as the first speaker sp aaker brother day like ben wasa pioneer of circleville Cir cleville and reviewed much of the early life 11 fe as a schoolboy of mr lewis and pro lug the many nery splendid id qualities that uncle ben possessed and thought that he was assured of au an ultimate salvation belief is that men are ara rewarded according accordini botho to the deeds done aone in the body and that from which ilia his intimate acquaintance with uncle ben his good deeds would far ut weigh any mistakes in life he ed had made uncle ben was always kind and considerate of his elders brother day had furnished his ayn own part car to bring from carowan parowan the ee brothers and sister uncle ben and for the cecial e purpose of being in attend ance at the services j alvin haake i rendered a solo I 1 face to face elder allenc alien C reynolds was the second speaker and gave a ver very splendid discussion of life and ileath death death Is as natural as life what would the world do if their were no da minery and suffering and agony and soul wrecking pains we would have to endure it if it aernt for the I 1 fact that the master in his great wisdom hp had A blann planned A death to relieve us of that suffering from the very splendid r empreso aroun around a the bevy wo know that I 1 brother Lew Lewis is has obeyed that 0 one n e greet co commandment to multiply j gnech and replenish the earth life is measured in terms of deeds and actions and what wi we can learn 0 of f haj benj lewis his been en filled filed with worthy deeds and actions A violin solo sole was then tendered rendered by judd haycock at reed beebe defered to the character of bf the dise diseased used being one of unusual he was vs n good fataei father a 0 splendid friend a good neighbor and a leyal 0 he defered to a number of questions asked inthe in the Li gahona aliona and gave the answer as viewed by y the latter da day saints for instance the first question what is licia booth th h he answered the separating of the body and spirit what becomes of the body of mana does the spirit control the budy body agnan agnin aga iii in answer ing ing those theBe co coterill verill questions the speaker defered to job the patient wherein ho he sold eald 1 I know kno that my Ree demer leviti I 1 and that he shill shall stand in in oe the latter day upon the earth and though thoi Kh after my arin worms destroy this body MY shall I 1 isee see god whom I 1 shall leee aee for my self and mine eyes shall behold and not another though my reigns shall be consumed within me the ri speaker also in support of the ans answer worie alered t to the return of the savior upon the earth after his death when hea he aked hasapos aels to give him food chat hat he mi might t cat and and told the doubting one to feel of the nail prints in fulis liis hands and to io thrust his bin hand int into 0 his sl ide aide ife he also to tie the revel ravel john wherein be sald said that the books shall be opened and we shall all bo be judged abc acc according ord to the deeds done clone in the boily president josaph ipson paid a very splendid tribute to the tha de and indorsed endorsed indor sed the remarks made by the other speakers ha stated that for twenty years he had been acquainted with the le de candent and his family and during their acquaintance he had learned to love anci ana respect act both the lord has created us ua all of one flesh and blood and the respect for one and each others beliefs ir agod given duty cheni our spirits spirit and bodies bcd we ve shall ishall all F go u on progress progressing ng in the hereafter as we h have ave upon this earth As aa children of men and the sons and dagutes dagh tes of god goa we shall reap r P reward for every rood good act performed upon this earth ile he extended his love a and nd to the family and friends of the de celi sed bishop jamesl whittaker extended the than thanks ks of the family to all who and in any to the aid or comfort tf of the family 1 in n the last as t illness and death of brothersen Brot brother herBen ben f ine I 1 ed hec Eve Every Hour U r was nung by the choir and ah the e ben benediction d was y james 0 alee maclis A hk VS In s was in t I 1 y vi ile ome tary and the kriet was dedicated hi irvin alien |
