Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-15
BISHOP MerlLLoreWs FUNERAL
An Interesting sketch Of Ills Life
furni.hed by Correspondent

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The funeral services over the remains
Of Bishop Thomls Jefferson McCui'
Tough were hell ia Alpine meeting
house on "Wednesday, aud the repre-.
sen;atives Of various other wards were
Ia attendance. After the choir had
sung 80, my Father" aud "He's
gone" some OF the local Elders made
brief remarks, eulo;izIpg the character
cf the deceased. Bishops j. Il. Booth
OF Provo, George Halliday OF Amtri-
can Fork, aud DayiI Cannon Of 81.
George, spoke In the highest terms Of
t1e many excellent qualities OF the
deceased.
At the close Of the services and
after those present had viewed the re-
mains, the sslou moved to The
cemetery, and the bsdy was lid to
rest. The dedica,ory prayer was
offered by Elder J. +. Booth.
Thomes J,fierson Mccullough, ron
Of Thomas anu Mary Hriner McCui.
l9ugh, was born August 18Th, 1920, Ia
White county, Tennessee. He was tao
only child OF his parents, VINO be.
slowed great affection upon him aud
gave him good common school eju.
cation. When sixteen years Of age lac
AMI his parents received Tho Gospel
and were baptized Augu 9.h, lsil,
by Elder John ID. Lee. In 1876 The
deceased vo lunteeTed his services In
tue Mexican war when, although not
In an engagement he nearly lost his
life. Soon after landing nj Vera Cruz
the march into the intuiilr Of Mexico
began, but beiug disabled by au attack
~ TIE measles he WAS kept under care
ut the hospital until the Z, urn Of
detachment, which he joineu on their
homeward voyage. The yellow fever
was then raging and he was Frustrated
with that dreaded disoisr.
On November 2Stl, 1919, he married
Margaret Vance, Two years his senior,
and who had also been baptized IN
1872 by John u. Lee. Mary Ell2abtth,
their only child, WAS b0ru Feb. Z, 1851,
but mint months afterwards died at
Council point, P0ttawatama county,
Iowa, where the Iafents had made d
temporary home preparatory 10 thcir
journey west. During the snort stay
.hrTo Fifteen months) tho sgue, then
no prevalent, made MI iDroAd upon the
family relatives. IL was here the ne.
ceased laid his own parents and his
wife's sister 10 rest, anu shortly after
on the plains, his wlle's father.
Aa n captain Ia John ridwell'a com.
pany anu with imme fate charge over
several orphan children, he com.
menced the journey over tho plain
with two yoke OF oxen anu q yoke Of
cows. On reaching tho valleys he
located with about dozen pioneer
families near the present tow site of
Alpine City, the historic dugOut
being his first shelter. From an aut =
biographical sketch 1t IL seen he wnB
the INT persOu 10 build house on the
present townhi,e. Tho logs no hewej,
put up, and covered with dirt, then
without any floor, window or door u
close the Dpuniug', he moved Ia
Nov. 0, 1862. The day before eight
incncB IL snow fell, which rema ned
till the following March.
His iifst ecclesiastical office was the
clefkship OF the branch. He was or
dainei II Teacher 10y his Bishop, Isaac
| Houston, and on February q, 1858,
WAS ordained an Elder by W. WarIt-
\ worth, On April l0,h q the same
year wa, ordained Seventy, and
September cath Of the flllOwing year
was appointed CLERK II the quorum. On
January D, 'b3, hc was chosen second
counselor TO Bishop /. Houston, and
ON May IS, 1855, was ordained High
Priest anu irst counselor 10 Bishop
Houston. Shortly af tr this the death
II Bishop Houston occurred when Il. J.
Mccullough WAS set apart Bishop OF
Alpine ward by Bishop II. Hunter
aud Il. w. Hardy, Nov. 10. 1855, Mt
salt Lake Guy. On Feb. -, 1857, he
married Matilda MoDaniols, who, after
a prolonged sickness OF several years,
died OF heart disease, Aug. "a, 1873.
Tho deceased was one OF the Oldest
Bishops by ordination In the Utah
5 AXE anu the Oldest but one In the
Church, namely Bishop Kesler OF the
Sixteenth ward, Salt Lake City. lie
was tue only male person Ia Alpine
VINO was there forty years ago, ana he
couunueI 10 reside on the SAINT
lot whore no built his first
house up 20 the Jay oil his delth. For
i've years he acted In the Utah County
Militia district, as military otlicer
served twenty years In the capacity +
mayor OF Alpine City, twelve years l..
succession IA selectman OF Uta
county, was twice elected to the ter
ritofial legislature anu was for twenty
nve years pOstmaster.
The deceased had fJr eight years sui.
fsred much, and at tunes was poe.
trated with Bright's disease. Tue
attack last June was no severe that his
health rapidly declined. Although
not compelled / GREATER always g.
Keep his bel, yet for seven weeks ger.
eral debility ana the old cOmplaiut CON.
pllcatrd with other troubles, caused
him Intense sullerlngs until death re,
leased him. lie hal btfIro his uelth
directed the disposal Of MS property.
A. counselor anu flther to hls
people, anu ~ a man OF Tare executive
abilities, he VIII long live In the hearts
VI all those who Knew him A,
ALPINE CRY, April IA, 1903.
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