Show passing of I 1 geo E bench I 1 mr aeo E anch B pissed away at the tile family residence in ill tine this city wednesday afternoon at I 1 0 clock after a lingi aul illness A few years yeam ago mr bench bad had a growth renio renious tl from bis his hand band and since that time has failed gradually I 1 mr bend was born in south hampton england march he came callic to utah and direct to manti in it isal wa as ni married arrid to tane jane hortin di D cember comber 19 1863 I 1 it salt sall lake to this union tho the following tin children were mere born eliat jano jane squire E bench berich arthur frank bench edinia LH lit liau ilan hall ball ella marm marin cox wilford edwin bench and jennie maud cux cox of 0 manti geo edward beaith aid miry ann anti lauber of price and anti clarice isabel baraan lars en of gun gu n 10 hia his wife and all ten children burvie hm him and were present wh n end cime forty ahrie grard children aro arc living li ing and six have h him fin he also ica leases cis 4 great grand children he leaves a brother will bench and a sister mrs martha kilfoyl in this city and a sister mra mrs mary wall in aila a mr r bench wa led an active useful hi boand lira 6 been on prominent ont in municipal ond and religious wok ile enjoyed tho the lionor honor of being the oldest sunday school worker tn in the herch having been a continuous worker fur fifty years he managed tho the bench hotel for many yeara years in this city and when the railroad camo came through he went to salina and start started col the white house this he lie run ran for a number of yeara years dutil he lie was called on a mission to england t hie his principal occupation in in manti has been farming he to was active in the blackhawk ware wars of this country and participated in all tho the hard ships Ineide incidental to tho struggles of those earl earleas da daS at funeral norvies will ill ba be held hold at tb tabernacle ni orrow afternoon at 4 30 oc clook look this hoor being fixed filed owing to stake conference at tomorrow |