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Show ' Pioneer and Prominent I Citizen Called to Reward e James Orson Bullock, SI, pioneer and prominent citizen of Fleasant Grove, passed away at the family residence Sunday afternoon after a lingering illness superinduced by an attack of influenza about five years ago. James Orson Bullock, son of James Bullock and Mary Hill Bullock, was bora November 2, 1S49, in Salt Lake City, Utah. "When nine months old his father died, leaving his mother with four small children, the eldest not twelve years of age. Mr. Bullock's education was limited limit-ed to the instruction received in the public schools of those primitive days and one year in the Deseret TJniver- 07, he was appointed high1 councilman of the Alpine Stake. Politically Mr. Bullock was a Democrat. He was chairman of the Genealogical committee com-mittee of the Hill Family organiia-tion organiia-tion for Southern Utah. Ha was a faithful Latter-day Saint and a good citizen. Surviving are his widow, and tha following children: Mrs. H. D. Goodyear, Good-year, Mrs. F. R. Williams, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Martha B. Wadley, Ogden; Mrs. Emily D. Rae, Mrs. Joseph Mills and Orson Bullock, Pleasant Grove; sixteen grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. great-grandchild. The State Legislature now In session ses-sion passed resolutions of respect to this honored pioneer, and former Bity. ' At the time of the invasion of Buchanan's army, in the spring of 1858, he went with his mother and family to sojourn at Springville, returning re-turning in the autumn of the same year. At the age of 21, he went to Pleasant Grove with his brother, Alexander, (Sandy) and located on Squire Daniel H. Wells' farm. March 24, 1873, he married Martha E. Brown In Salt Lake City, Daniel H. Wells performing the ceremony. The following follow-ing children blessed this union: May, Emily, Laura, Orson, Martha, John, Jannette, Susan, all living but John and Susan. Among the many offices, civic, legislative, judicial and ecclesiastical ecclesiastic-al held by Mr. Bullock, are the following: fol-lowing: August 5, 1878, he was duly legislature which were read at his funeral which was held Thursday at 1 p. m. Bishop C. A. Gamett was in charge of the ssrrices. A solo "I Know That My Redeemer Lives," By Laura Bagley of Salt Lake was the opening number. The invocation invo-cation by Stephen L. Chlpman of American Fork, was followed by a solo, "0 My Father" by May R. Walker. Walk-er. The speakers were James H. Clark of American Fork, Rulon S. Wells' and Juiilus F. Wells both of Salt Lake, Ezra F. Walker and S. L. Swen-son. Swen-son. A sketch of the Life of Mr. Bullock Bul-lock was given by his son-in-law, Mr. Williams. Resolutions of rospect from the present State Legislature were read. elected constable of Pleasant Grove precinct. He succeded himself to this office August 2, 1880. ' February 14, 1881, he was elected Alderman and ex-officis justice of the peace of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove. February 12, 1883, he succeded himself in this office. July 18, .1883, he was appointed judge of election for Pleasant Grove precinct, and August 6, 1883, was re-elected Other musical numbers were rendered rend-ered by May R. Walker and Laura Bagley. The closing song, "Going Home" was rendered by May West Halliday and the benediction was pronounced pro-nounced by C. B. Harper. Interment was made In the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Cemetery where the grave was dedicated by W. L. Hayes. The floral offerings comtpletely covorcd the pulpit and rostrum at the services. justice of the peace. December 1, 1884, he succeded himself as judge of election. These offices he held until November 7, 1883, when he was elected elect-ed mayor of Pleasant Grove. November Novem-ber 6, 1894, he was elected as selectman select-man for Utah county. November 5, 1895, was re-elected mayor. November Novem-ber 8, 1896, he was elected county commissioner of Utah county. July 3, 1897, he was appointed by Gov. Heber M. Wells to supervise road and bridge building in Provo canyon. June 4, 1897, he was appointed as representative of Pleasant Grove City to the ninth session of the trans-Mississippi trans-Mississippi commercial congress. September 18, 1908, he was a delegate to the National Irrigation congress, at Ogden, Utah. In February, 1905, he was again re-elected mayor of Pleasant Grove. At, the November election of 1918, he was elected representative rep-resentative of Utah county to the state legislature and served until 19-20. 19-20. During the years of 1904 and 1905 he served as a missionary for the j Church of Latter-day Saints, in the Eastern States mission. In July, 19- |