Show OBITUARY NOTES SARAH P KIENKE died at nephi january 1896 Sarak kienke of heart failure and general debility born at brighouse yorkshire england june 1832 1882 emigrated to nauvoo in the year 1846 with the saints was driven into iowa where her mo her died from exposure leaving her in care of other her she crossed the plains in one of the pioneer companies in 1847 in jhb fall and removed to 10 nephi in the year 1852 married to john kienke in 1853 1858 she endured all the privations of settling a new country and leaves a sons and two daughters she has been an earnest laborer ever since the first organization of the relief society as an of officer ticer and was always kind and benevolent ne to 10 the poor funeral services were held in the tabernacle the speakers being elders C sperry L A bailey J Q G bigler and bishop parkes many good words of praise were spoken of her L A B Millen millennial Dial star please copy JOHN WOOD on friday evening jan at 6 20 john wood passed peacefully to his rest at farmington davis county in the year of his age aj bis is death occurred just two days after that thai of ida his wife already chronicled in iii the NEWS many items connected with his history are given in her obituary notice and donot donol require repetition all that was said of sister woods zeal and integrity is also applicable to her hus husband baiad both having set examples worthy of emulation both had expressed a desire ont on several occasions earlier in life to pasa away at about the same time and rat their wish in this respect was granted ault ELIJAH TAH MAYHEW PLEASANT GROVE jan 19 1896 aled at Plea pleasant sans grove friday morning jan 1896 elijah mayhew born near bangor maine april 1807 brother mayhew spent his boyhood in his native state removed with his fath fathers drs family to indiana settled at what was after wards called Shel shelbyville byville and was a schoolmate of the late hon thomas A hendricks acquired a good education igni held several positions of trust acting as elerk of the circuit court at laporte co afterwards removed to indianapolis indiana and held the position of dragwa railway agent for a number of years until 18 1858 when he emigrated to utah settling at Pleasant t grove he was chosen bishope clerland clerk cler kand and etty city recorder which POA LIOng he be held with credit for thirty five years he served as selectman for two terms in the count yand was postmaster for fifteen years until the edmunds tucker law disqualified him elder mayhew was a man of good ability high in character and of nobility of purpose he was scrupulously honest he H leaves a lav large ge famil family y his son walter hadlett had left his home to till fill a mission and was summoned back from aalt lake city having bade his bis aged parent good bye the day before his death was as very sudden and unexpected he retired JA in hla usual health and expired at a m without a struggle i i Ther Thet frare earb few men with attainment ft uch such as aa he possessed posa essed brother mayhew was the only member of his fathers there fa family who embraced the church the funeral will take place this afternoon from the home his hia life has been one of honor and his hia record worthy of emulation COM FANNY GABLE WOOD died in farmington davis county utah at p in january 22 1896 ot of heart trouble after an illness of one week fanny gable wife of john wood she was born october 9 1815 at fawley sussex england married april 21 1840 and with ner ber husband was baptized int into the church ot of jesus christ of latter laiter dav sam sains a in 1852 the family emigrated to utah in 1855 settling nettling in farmington rethey have since lived I 1 ger husband hubband who is nearly 85 years old having been born marcu march 14 1811 still survives her but bui is ia very feeble for nine years he be has been an invalid the last aalst three years being almost almast totally blind she has watched over her gulband with untiring devotion de and during her last hours was more solicitous for his hia comfort than ihan her own needs As a wife mother and neighbor she was a adel m del worthy of imitation her business qualities were exceptionally good and her financial ability and economy were practically exemplified by surprising her husband on their wedding day with a handsome bank account standing to her crp credit Jit the savings ot of most of the proceeds of several years of service A bout about twenty four hours before her death she gave directions in regard to the disposition of her remains the conducting of the funeral services etc they were the parents of nine children six of whom lour four daughters and two sons are still living the other three dying at an early age they had nine grandchildren only four of whom have passed away their great grand children ob ildren nine in number are all living they have been successfully engaged id merchandising during their married me liter except the first ten years after their arrival jin in utah which were passed in regular larm farm life sister wood was a latter day saint in the fullest sense of the word and has gone to meet the highest reward i which a pure blameless life can secure corn STEPHEN ARMSTRONG monroe coun county tyl miss jan 20 1896 the saints and friedda of this 1 locality au wity have had bad occasion of late to mourn the loss ot of a young man whose integrity to principles of truth and whose manly course of life brought upon him the esteem ot of all who acquired a true irue into his hia character stephen decatur arm armstrong trong son eon of john L and cleopatra J armet armstrong was born jan 17 1812 near amory monroe county wiz miss while while he was still in early boyhood 00 4 his reflective and religious disposition h on gave evidence that the problem of salvation would constitute one of his main studies and that until he could become assured that his bis course wai wa approved of heaven his bis mind would remain somewhat disturbed the bible became his compa companion niong and while working among the cotton and the corn its contents were careful ay anal analyzed and considered si like many ther of 81 similar 1 cast ot mind he found it in beyond his bis power to fully harmonize the teachings of christ with the teachings of modern divines his religious ideas however responded to the doctrines doot rinea set forth by our eiders and on the of september 1894 he be was ass baptized by aonzo brinkerhoff Brinker boff of huntington emery embry county and confirmed coti firmed on the same date by walter alter mitchell Mito hell of paro wan n iron county the young man at onoe once de desired dedred dred to remove to utah and to accomplish thi ibi during the last year he put forth extra efforts to acquire means sufficient clent to take lake him there he succeeded in making due preparation just as he be was seized by tuberculosis which soon wasted his bis body and checked his aspirations for some days immediately preceding his death he was unusually serene he rehearsed the leading events of his bis life testified to the divinity of the cause he had bad joined and declared that bat he was called to work in the world of spirits the elders of the north alabama conference desire to express their sympathy through the columns of your paper laperto to the bereaved relatives and friends bird MURPHY president ot of conference Conle renoe AARON GARLICK GABLICK sacramento cal jan early on the morning ot of saturday jan 18 1896 elder aaron garlick Gari ick presided pres idem of the sacramento branch of the church of je jenus christ of latter day saints passed quietly and peacefully from mortality to the realms of the departed brother garlick was born jan 30 0 1820 at sock port lancashire Eu england gland when at ibe age of 20 he heard the gospel preached in his native country he be believed it and by yielding obedience to its ordinances ord a was united with the church in 1849 with his family he emigrated to 10 st louis mo where he remained till 1854 when he crossed the plains and joined the saints in utah As work was at that time scarce and times hard among the saints he moved in 66 to sacramento where he found employment located and remained till the day of his death though our brother removed from the main body of the saints his influence for good and for the spreading of the truth did not cease by a worth worthy y and exemplary life and by precept he preached to the ibe people among whom he lived and during his forty years of residence in i he ci y he be has haa been the means of bringing many souls into the told fold of christ in 1875 when a branch of the church was first organized in this city brother Geir garnick lick was chosen to act an aa president in which capac capacity iky he served faithfully the re his life whenever there were a sufficient number to notify justify the ibe continuance Linua ti nuance noe of tile organization to know our deceased brother was to love and respect him even among those chose nut not of the faith he had bad a large circle of dear f friends fur for forty years he be served the union iron works of this city as engine erand to show the esteem in which they held him and to pay him their last tribute of respect ct they placed laced upon his last resting place a floral design bearing the motto our comrade for forty years the funeral services were held on monday last lasi at the late residence of our departed brother elder eider H S tanner president of the california mission delivered the discourse elder S R shepherd our conference president and elder willard and wife came up from san francisco to aid in the singing the music consisted of hymns and beautifully rendered by the above named persons the iter services vices and ceremonies were appropriate and impressive pre saive deceased was a high priest he leaves a wife and two sons and a number of grandchildren to mourn the departure of a husband and father cox COM salt lake berlad and millennial star please copy A ANN N ia ROBERTS GRIFFITHS ann roberts griffiths wile wife of josoph joseph grim grifft hs who departed this life december 26 1895 was born in Denbigh shire north wales on april 28 1819 and was the ibe daughter of david and mary roberts roberta she was married on january 8 1843 to joseph griffiths in liverpool E engl and started next day for nauvoo w she arrived with her husband after usual time occupied by emigrants emi granta iniz ine in ships at that day on Is laa at nauvoo the prophet joseph ai took her by the hand band and a assisted h bei the bank of the river and blessed be the name dame of the lord and she test teal that the blessing continued with b berl the day of her death she was the moir mo of fifteen children ten of whom w twins eight boym boya and seven girls girlia of whom four males and two temalet now living her husband died on J she alo al o has fifty grandchild grand chil and twenty one great grandchildren N of whom are members of the chur sister Griff lihs was baptized into church of jesus christ of latter saints in 1842 by elder geo edward ednaa Wall brook being the c one of her family 0 to o embrace the go 1 she left lefi nauvoo at the time of the e esk of the saints from that place and ww garden grove being driven from fr home in the former place by t the e her house bouse being burned by them I 1 Gar garden denGrove grove she with her hua moved to winer quarters and tit far west in 1850 the family stane the great salt like lake valley and arri in the fall of the year stopping ping fira i mill creek then in norh jor jordan all T finally settling on little cotto creek in 1851 and when union fort or first built moved into it bemani remaining its locality UD io in the time of her do dec grandma griffi hs as she has lovingly known has been for i forty years a coustant constant patient and ee el tive nurse to the sick and afflicted afflic ed a her memo y la is revered by hundredth hundreds have received her min istra tone ions faith in ibe 1110 ordinances of the C being almost without limit sh she member of the relief society and ganv years acted as counselor in union ward society the funeral services were held in attl union ward house bouse on december 30 speakers Bp eakers bein being gElders elders M H brady bennion Bec been nion ion hy hv harker sister ficz elizal piston fixton elder joseph E ta tailor lor ishmael phillips phillipe AXI au antl antii acquaintances of the deceased 1 each bore testimony to the devotions faithfulness of the departed and ny incidents in her useful life were rell rela she was buried beside her husban the union graveyard a large cortege lowing the remains the grave gra dedica ed by bishop phillips mo rest real in peace com |