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Show FUNERAL SERVICES HELD EOR JOSEPH L JOILEV Very large and impressive luneral services were held Sunday, January 2 3, 1916, at Moroni tabernacle at 2 p. m. for patriarch Joseph L. Jolley who died at 2:30 p. m. January 2 0, 1916. Many relatives and friends .vere present to pay their respects to this venerable man, and to extend ex-tend their sympathy to his family and relatives. From the Stake Presidency President Presi-dent Adolph Merz and his first councilor coun-cilor Supt. J. W. Anderson were present. pres-ent. Pres. C. N. Lund, a number of bishops from various wards of the Stake and members of the High Council Coun-cil were also present, and many friends and old acquaintances of Elder El-der Jolley from neighboring towns. Bishop Orlando Bradley officiated at the services. Prayer was offered by Bishop Davis of Wales. The choir .conducted by Miss Edna Hardy, rendered ren-dered a number of beautiful hymns songs that Elder Jolley had lovec so well, they were as follows: " Need Thee Every Hour," "Sometime Somewhere We'll Understand," and "Shall We Meet Beyond the River.' Two very beautiful and appropriate vocal solos were also given, the first by Mrs. Ethel Peterson, "O My Father," and the second by Mr. Ferry ,J. Faux, "I Know That My Redeemer Lives." The speakers were Ephraim Nelson and Nathan Faux, Sr., of Moroni, Mor-oni, Pres. C. N. Lund of Mount Pleasant, Pleas-ant, Elder John T. Allred of Spring City, Pres. Merz of Mt. Pleasant and Bishop Orlando Bradley. The benediction bene-diction was offered by Bishop Lar-ison Lar-ison of Mount Pleasant. ' .Joseph L. Jolley was born March 24th, 1846, at Nauvoo, 111. He was a son of Rueben Manning Jolley ana iSarah Pippin. The deceased left Nauvoo with the family of ten in the fall of 1850. His father died just after crossing the Mississippi River and was buried at Kasawaka, Iowa. The mother and family continued the journey with a company under Ezra T. Benson and arrived In Salt Lake City the same fall. In 1851 they moved to Palmyria, near Spanish Fork; next year they moved to Sprlngville where they remained until 1854 when they moved to Payson. While in Payson the Jolley family wTas called to assist In colonizing Dixie-land in 1862. After two years in Dixie they journeyed to Chalk Creek, near Coalville. In the spring of 1865 they moved south and settled in Moroni where he has since resided. re-sided. During the Black Hawk war he was called many times to guard against the Indians and during many chases ate sego roots, bull-berries, etc. to keep from starving. Joseph L. Jolley was a member of the Utah Constitutional Convention and a signer of the Constitution. The speakers gave strong testimonials testi-monials of the integrity of Mr. Jolley. Jol-ley. They told of his faithfulness as a church member and of his willingness willing-ness at all times to perform the duties assigned to him. For many years he served as a ward teacher and for thirty years or more he worked in the Sunday School. He filled a mission in the Southern States in 1884 and 1S85. Elder Jolley also did much good in visiting the sick and in giving encouraging words to those in sorrow or distress. As a patriarch his hert was full ot blessings bless-ings for his people. The ward, indeed in-deed will miss the services of this good man. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. |