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Show OBITUARY. T;:e fulloniug faithful ob;tu.iry QOtice of the late Hez-kiah 'i hatcher, who died at bia residence ia Logan. Cache County, on Sunday nih'., appeared ap-peared in last evening's Neics : Hezefeiah, son of Isaac Thatcher and Mary tiaco, was born at Gano Tjwd, near Martinsburg, Berkley County, West Virginia, August 2-3; h, 1S00. Ho was mirriel to All'-y Kitchen, February 2alh, IH'IS. Removed to within with-in six milea of Sprirgtield, Ohio, St-D-:eoiber, 1630; thence u near Sprir.gtield, Ms , where he embraced toe gofpel, baving been baptiz-d Uecember linb. 16-i3,by Brother Frederick W. Coi, now h president of the H'gh Prit-sts Quorum of the Sanpete staKo or Zion. An extract, from tho journal of Lldtr Uox, written at the timo, etstes that the 'ordinance w-s witnessed by a consider consid-er bo number of p'op'e, who were muc'a iih:cti'd, oiatiy of l hem sheading l-ars." In order t n-acli the water ice to the ihickms; of a foot had to ba cut away. During ibe spring of 1S-14 he removed ci ilctdona, and shortly thoreaUer went as a member of tho Macedona nilitia company to Nauv o and aided in guarding that city, Mid wtis there a the nine the Fropbet Joseph and the Patriarch Patri-arch Hjrum Smith were mattyrtd at Cartbnge, and eaw their remains on their arrival at Nauvoo. Kemoved hia family to the mound near tho city the same year, and purchased 10J acres of land. poo which he built a Eubstactial house, f-nced, and made other permaLent improvements, from which, however, he was driven at the time of the expulsion of tho saints from Nauvoo. During 1S4G he reach-d Winter Win-ter Quarters, and early in the spring of :he following year started west, in Jilder Parley P. Pratt's company. At the Eik Horn liivcr ho rendered etlicient -or vice iti helping to "raft" the saints and their etJecls over, bein; almost constantly in the watcrfor several days. With bis itimily ho reached Salt L-ako VaUey September, 1S-17, and located in the Old Fort. During the fall of 1S4S bo returned oust as far as the Sweetwater to aid the gathering saints. Severe exposure and insufficient substantial focd on this trip, sbattorcd hii health so badly that h never fully recovered therefrom. He was engaged in the first Indian rtitticully 1 Battlo Creek, Utah County, the breech if his gun having, while in his band, been shot by an Indian during the engagement. oo wem io va:uornia in io-iv. n.iivu g at Sacramento City July 4lh of that year. Was rebaptized during the reformation of 1S5G, and returned with all his family to Salt Lake City, except three of his -ona, whom Hlder Gejrge Q. Cannon liad called to fill miisions in that stale, arriving there August, 107. On specinl request of tholito President I3rigbam Young, ho came to Cache Valley, locking at Log:iti, for tho pur-t'Ose pur-t'Ose of building f aw and prist mills to ai J in the development of the settlements then being form Ed. In this work ho afterwards, in obedience to the same authority, formed a copartnership with the late Apostle E. T- Uenon. Since that time until cow, scarcely a year has passed without being marked by somo improvement sug jested by his active micd nd carritd out by his willing nand3. In aiding public improvements improve-ments and fostering co-opcrativo movements move-ments ho has been ameng the foremost, and bas certainly on moro than one occasion oc-casion proven to tbo people of Cache Val ey what Joseph in Egypt was to his kindred. An inspiration scorned always with him regarding the counsel to save the grain in case of need. At no time during the past eighteen years has be beou unprepared or unwilling to help tho ucople who needed assistance in this and other respects. He kas been a kind and generous friend to tho j.oor. Many who rejoice in Utah to-day bt.ciuse of their pleasant surroundings sur-roundings can traco their deliverance and gathering to his liberal aid. His judgment judg-ment and business ability were excellent, abowirg a clear comprehension of results to be reached. His character was positive, posi-tive, but in his disposition he was retiriog and unassuming. Few men have ever lived and accomplished us good a wvrk and thought as littlo of it ana themselves as he did. In coining did ho desire to be regarded above his follows and always manifested most pleasure in occupying iho bumble positions. Ho entertained the highest rcgird for the servants of God, and esteemed truthful truth-ful and honest men wherever found. His devotion to tbo gospel was consistent and earnest though manifest in privato moro than in public. His sympathies were iuickly moved by tbo cry i-f distress and his affections were dsep aud lasting If any camo to him in want of raiment ho clothed them, or if hungry ho fed them. XIib health bad boen gradually failing for several years, perceptibly so during tho past two years. During 1S7S he lost tlesh rapidly and became much debilitated, debili-tated, 6U tiering frequently intense pain caused by an enlargement nrar the spino and a growth in the bladder On the loth of April ho was confined to his bed, and from that dftto u till within a few hours of Ivs d;atb, which occurred at 11. -Jl! o'cio.k p.m. on Sunday night, Ap il 27lh, was utablu to retain O'Uiur fo d or n euicine on his stom.ch. And as a result, ii.llnmmalion of the s'omich set in and caused 1m death. During all his sickn-nss not a word of com pis i nt passed his lip, and day by day, as his body giew weaker bis spirit grew brighter, onablh-g him to show tortb in blessings upon aud in words of wisdom and advice to the members of his family, a power which be Md never before manilested. His mind and memory were clear up to tho last hour of his life; and as early as Friday evening, ha called all tbo members mem-bers of his family around him and blessed them, saying also that ho was full of graiitudu to Ucd that all bis family who were living were with him to comfort liim now; that he was resid ed ta the will .!f c;,vl. 'id llint hn had said all he de- Sire .1 to sny, and was satisfied. Ho remarked afterwards, "I am only staying with you by n quest." Tho request being fulfilled, his spirit passed quietly from his sutlonng buoy. Peace fie unto him a:d his forever. His cloiirg days, while attended with tbo sickness and pains of dissolution, were, thn-ugh the mere? of Christ and power of Go J, made sublimely glorious His departure leuves a void in our community, com-munity, but our loss, we know, is his great guin, and wo bow in humblo submission sub-mission to the will of Him who causes to live and sutlers to die, ad makcth to iivo agiin, never to di . |