Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-18
OBITUARY NOTES.



NJ lanes and Eliza (Cheshirol Green.
eha vas born on February lst, ISIS, IN
BIrninghAm, Warwickshlre, England
sha heard the Gospel In Its fullness, ~
revealed through the Prophet Joseph
anith in her native town, IN lolP. and
Ma. bap'iEed in June OF that year, by
I1der jeter Clinton; she was tie only
member OF her fathers family who be-
came connected with the Chufoh 81 Jesus
Chris. Of Latter-day saints, o! whlcL sue
was q consistent and faithful member
from Inc date Of her initiation 10 the close
VI her earthly career.
relatives aud friends aud departed
for salt Lake Guy, there TO dMeil
among the people OF her choice. The
parting was painful, but her trust IN uod
combined with her characteristic seli-re-
liauce enabled hof to endure the ordeal.
she called from Liverpool on the chip
Jersey, for Now orleans, at which point
she duly arrived, aud then proceeded 70
Kookuk, lows, the immigration outlt-
ling point Of the Saints for thas year. She
crossed the great plains IN captain
joseph W. Young's train and endured
without a murmur all the hardships and
ipconvenionoes incidental TO an overland
trip OF that character, walking almost ne
entire distance To salt Lake ,ity--ncarly
1 800 mllo,. Tho company arrived at IL
destination In tho carly part OF October,
1883
Mrs. bull Goon entered upon a careot
Of usefulness In her now home, being Tue
pioneer professional dfoasmakor OF uiah.
In the spring following her arrival sue
became connected with tho original
Dramatic assUCintion,and made nor doout
a. Hermit, ia Damon And Piihias, on
a. Il "a. La
that play IN Tho Social hall. Her active
mombeTship la the dramatic organization
extended over suri0a VI yeart.
The subject VI this sketch was married.
10 Joieph Bull, October - h,lsji. Apostle
Ezra a. Benson performing Tho core
mony. In May OF tho year following her
husband was called % take mission 10
California. Her son Joseph was
born In tho summer OF 1880 IL u
a notable fac. of hor experience
that her husband, during nearly an GU
lire period OF ton year. OF their carly
married life, was absont from home ON
missions and attending 10 business Tor
tho DrsEREr NEws. Sho was, conso-
quontly, In this time, LEFT finRio-haudod
TO roar, caro- for aud support herself and
three children, which she did with that
aptitude, tact and devotion for which aho
was justly noted.
She, with heroic iortiiudo. passed.
through tho trials snd hardship, OF lho
grssshopper war OF 1896, and, with hor
husband, Joined In tho "Moyo' south
ward with tho Saints when tho buchanan
army was approaching.
Mrs. Bulls only son, Joseph, survives
hor; Emma, Lizzie aud Emily, hor three
daughters, preceded nor TO the Paradise
of God.
In October ~ 1871. Mrs. Bull accom-.
panied her husband 10 England for tho
purpose u visiting relatives In that coun-
Try. She remained amongst them one
year, receiving nj their hands Tue most
kind aud confederate treatment that
could DO desired. Daring this umo sho
accumulated much valuable Information
connected with hor iamily genealOgy,
which she succeeded ia tracing as lar
back M the year 1900.
She WAS a model vito aud mother, aud
was possessed OF excellent Judgment aud
unusually good businoss capacity, while
her thoroughne,s extended not only into
her domestic lie but Was characteristic
of nil hor undertakings. Sue was eocro.
tAry Tor fifteen ears " the Ladies' R0liCf
Society Of tho Seventeenth ward, and her
record "a probably the best kept OF
any other Relief association in tho Terri
tory, having been no pronounced, 10 FAR
She performed labors In tho Logan and
salt Lake Temples until she oiiieiAlod
for all her dead ancestors Of whom she
had Obtained Information. She was ons
OF the regular workers In tho Temple
last named from the date OF Its opening,
May -, 1893, until Friday. October 10,
1895, tue day previous TO her being
seized with the Illness which onded hor
aarthly caroor. The complaint was
p.euro- pneumonia. with when sho was
tak.a on Saturday, October ~, at 10 pm.,
and she btoathod her last, going peace
fully and smilingly TO sleep ~ .! 10 on the
morning OF tho Thursday following.
The deceased was woman Of refined
tastos and marked artistic ability. Some
OF her pictorial noodlowork has probably
oxoellod anything Of that character over
produced Ia this Territory.
Although the society OF this good
woman will DO greatly missed by hor
Immediate connections, especially by her
husband, and n host Of warm fiitndA.
that must be tho only cause Of regret fyr
her departure from this mortal spneTe, .ls
her well-spent aud consistent life assuF cd
for her mn eternal Inheritance ia The
mansions Of the blesi.
EDWARD srEvESs.
Edward Stevens waa born In this, ,oa,
1872. on September 10Th, Ia tho Town of
lilndon, Wiltshire, England. no was
he only fon OF Stephen SpAyolH and
Mary PhillipA Stevens, both "a itIindon'
Ills father dicd when ho wa. a few
months old his mo.hor " az iet with
nothing but her hands to suDply their
wants, MS father he'd bsf N drawing A
pension from tho East hidpl company.
but ON his death the ponli'bn ceased MI,
fathor was the only son OF Richard and
Sarah Stevens. uis mo dior then went
out 70 service aud he Was taken TO live
with his grandmothor wb ore he siayod
lill ho was ten years OF age. lie WAS hen
lAkon away to live wit OF q of his unel.s
his grandmothor dying soon amer; lac
became miqu Ainted with aud
married Miss Gale, u sIilor OF our fellow
iownsmAn, Charles GVle, by whom ho
had two children.
no Was bapuH Il In tho Church OF
Jesus Christ Of tafter.day saints by
Elder Arthur at out the wear 1850; omi-
grated TO Americ "A IN 1855, located In 81.
LOUIS Tor Two years NJ which place he