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Show - ;i Successful Farmer Dies After Lingering Illness Benjamin W. Brown, 53, successful success-ful farmer of this community, passed away at the family residence Monday January 27, of complications of the heart and stomach. Mr. Brown has been a sufferer from this trouble for the past fourteen months. He was born June 15, 1876, in Salt Lake City, the son of the late Benjamin Benja-min Pearce and Rebecca Webb Brown. He attended the public schools in the City and also the L. D. S. college. For over twenty-two years he was employed as a clerk at various concerns, among which were L. A. Cohns, Walkers, Auerbachs and the Tracey Loan & Real Estate Co. On June 12, 1901, he was united in marriage to Theresa M. Turnbow of Salt Lake City, in the Salt Lake Temple. They moved to this city April 1, 1908, and have since resided here. In 1902 he was appointed as First Counselor to Bishop Patterson of the First ward. He has devoted his activities to farming and promoting agriculture in this district. At the time of his death he was in offipe of the American Ameri-can Fork Farm Growers Association. Besides his widow, the following children survive: Benjamin Webb Brown, Jr., Mrs. Wilson Howe, Wallace Wall-ace and Ethel Brown of this city. Three grandchildren and six sisters as follows survive: Mrs. Mary E. Ellerbeck, Mrs. Clara B. Ellerbeck, Mrs. Sarah Bl Clayton, Mrs. Walter J. Burton, Miss Prudence Brown of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Annie B. Snider of this city. Funeral services were held Thursday Thurs-day afternoon at 2 o'clock in the First ward chapel. Bishop T. A. Greenwood was in charge. The opening song was "Sometime We'll Understand" by a mixed quartet under the direction of Mrs. Louella Greenwood. John H. Davis offered the invocation, after which Mrs. Edith G. Young sang a vocal selection "O My Father". Words of consolement were conveyed con-veyed to the bereaved family and friends by William McCune of Salt Lake City, and President C. E. Young. Bishop Greenwood made closing remarks. re-marks. A violin solo "Going Home" was beautifully rendered by Milton Brown and Rulon Nicholes sang a vocal number "Thinking I Hear The Call" interspersing the speakers. The concluding musical number was a vocal selection "I.ay My Head Beneath The Rose" sung by Ray Shelley. Bishop James T. Gardner pronounced the benediction. Interment was in the City Cemetery where Bishop Joseph H. Storrs dedicated dedi-cated the grave. o |