Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-22
OBITUARY NOTE.
OLIVER p LENNON.

oliver L. Lennon, Of MIN Crook,
whose accidental death on "wednesday
was reported la tho NEWS columns on
Thursday, was tho sou 81 Washing on
Lennon aud Tanner stephens Lsmmon,
aud wa born September 2jth, lsii, At
Adams couu y, Illinois. lln married
Caroline Helm aud raised family Of
siN sons and thtoo daughters; two oi tho.o
preceded MN a. thai better world. lie
iualo his louo a. MN Crock, vhuio ho
lived aud worked Iu leaves mark behind
him, which he accomplished, uud tht
marx IL good one, for nu was engaged
IN every good work tu bench bis fellow.
man, especially the young aud rising
genera iuu=in the y. NJ. N. !, A., the
Sunday school. Whom tho Is ter was first
ufsnnk0d In Mil Creek ward be- WIS
cYusvu Gee teacher aud ho continued
until hu wa. chusOu rupuiiu UndCni,
winch POSITION ho held a. hi, death. llo
was tho presiding Elder over the iirs dis.
trIct 81 acting Teachers Tor many years.
lie WIS mot Hn eloquent speaker, but Ia
speak around ones nome and urcsido DO
had bu lew equals ior spundnu,s N doc.
triuo. lie WIS u good tchuInr, wise
counselor uu scrip utnl ana tomtOW
ALTAR, aud was beloved and respected by
nil good men. lie was chosen one ~ the
presidents ~ tho siNty-nfs quorum Of
Seventies aud wis he second oldest ptcai
dent aud took the lead la all affairs " the
quorum.
on the occasion OF his funeral, on tho
glat int, tho large ward house was iIlod.
rue SUNDAY school children sang the
HYMN, "rll serve the luid' and prayer
was offered by Elder John Cook. vii.
liam II. nm aud Charles $ illman, oi
the presidency OF the ~ixtN.tirst quorum
[, " Seyentlas, also T. II. William, Joseph
A "a FfF NnW al Il
Sunday school, Bishop David Brlnlon,
Of Cottonwood ward, Couu-clurs James
Il. Miller aud JOn- llausou spoke Of
their acquaintance with the deceased,
praised his fnitlfulness and energy, aud
knew that he would be- mournod aud
missed by the whole ward. Bishop j. e.
I Hamilton bore testimony TO thoTcmnrks,
! Tor Brother Lennon was nn efficient
/ Oillcrr la the ward. Il made no difference
whore ho was placed 90 work, he did 10
with will, and II was wei done. The
! bishop explained u tho assembly tho
/ nature of tho accident that resulted In
| Brother Lemmon'H deaIh-hH body was
/ paulyzrd from the hips doNu, which
/ caused his speedy death; he bore the
/ pain without mutmur aud hO was con-
/ sciOus to tho last. After further remarks
| by Bishop john Neil uf East Mil Creek
| aud bishop hutlur OF GTautt0 ward, Elder
! !. 4. Taylor OF tho Salt Lake Stake pfos'
] idoucy, explained that la tho miist oi
] lilo We are In don.h, aud that w0 do MOI
| understand the reason why good men
are stricken down la death aud Others
| lOit alive, but wo would know u sOmC
day, and he counselod all 10 prepare
/ themselves and 1.-Two thellves 81 lattsr-day
Saints. Elder NJ. j. Grant, nf tie Twelve
| Apostles, said from the remarks made by
tho previous speakers lac drow tho coLclu'
sion that Brother Lennon was faithful
missionary called 10 labor In ZION "a
teach the prlnl pies of the Gospel 20 The
sons aud daughters born ~ home IN
| Zion, aud Il wa, u greater mission "a
teach them than to go to tho wicked III