Show FUNERAL OF ELDER W H STEVENS the remains of william henry stevens were tenderly laid to rest ou on sunday the lost in the ogden city cemetery he be having died on the thursday preceding the funeral services were conducted by bishop robert in the secants ward meeting house the large congregation to la attendance wa was a addres addressed tied by bishop james taylor elder robert P F neaten and bishop opening prayer by joseph hall hali and benediction by elder C F middleton of the stake presidency each of the speakers paid a birb tribute to the noble life that brother stevens had lived and spoke of the he esteem in which he to Is held by all with whom he had come in contact brother stevens had bad been a potion patient t sufferer lor for about 29 years having been deprived the ehe use of his leg leaf all that time as the result of a stroke of paralysis but although infirm and decrepit he be did not lose coura courage gb in fact he was never known to murmur or complain being naturally or of a very independent disposition I 1 be has managed through all these years year of affliction by his cleown owe labors labori to provide sufficient for the support of his big family too the immediate cause of death was wag pneumonia which overtook over took him one week prior to bis big demise he seemed to 10 fully realize from the beginning of this attack that his time had bad come and was perfectly submissive to the In infallible felli decree of an alloise providence the floral pieces were numerous and elegant the same being contributed by he tabernacle choir the decode ward Y it M 1 I A and by friends and relatives of the fa family milly ane fine of vehicles which followed the remains to their last resting place was nt ariy three blocks to la length indicating the high esteem in which deceased was hold held by all brower brother stevens was born io in cornwall 51 years ago liast llast august he moved to the city of bristol with his parents when about two years of ago age was wag baptized into the church achurch of bous christ of latter day saints sains when eight years old arrived to in utah in company with nis ate parents and brother trot ber bishop thomas J stevens slovene of ogden nov 8 1864 in warren snows train he was wag united in marriage in the endowment house bouse salt bait L ike city in nov 1867 to ellen pour four children have been born to them two girls and two boys the he youngest a boy about 15 years of age the oldest daughter who was the wife of reuben wright of brigham Brig baon city for torome oae short year having pro ceded her father to the spirit world one year ago the of this thia month he died as a he be had lived jived a faithful lat ter day saint the bereaved ones feel to humbly submit to the ruling of ao an alluise providence and acknowledge ledue his hia baud even in this severe affliction |