Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-04

1 arriving In alt Like City on June %,
and soon after arrived In Tooele, where
he has since resided.
lie was ono Of the presidency Of the
| High Prosts quorum In Tooels sake
| Tor about hfeen Years lie never wavere 4
In his faith and died In the hope OF
Y oriou- resurrection.
on Saturday, the 18th Of January, 1T 2
O'Clock, the funeral services were held a..
he meeting house, this CITY. large
/ number Of people followed the femai =
/ from tho homo Of he deceased In Middle
canyon to tho meeting house, where
other friends wore waiting 20 attend tho
| funeral, making In all onu u the largest
/. funerals TOoele has witnessed for = long
! time. Elders T.. NJ L. man, ". =,
GJwans, John gillespie, Of TO1eIe. and
w. G.. Rydaich. Of Grantsville, ~ -roke
with much feeling regarding their de-.
ceased brother. after which the remains
were consigned to their last resting place
Ia Tooelo GENE Org.
JOHN rELroRD.
RionMoSp, Cache Co., Utah, Jan -.
tsgd.-Bfo her John Ielford, one Of the
early Pioneers, who passed away a. our
place Jan. ~, 1899, was born IN Arinaugh,
ireland, March 3, isO2, was baptized In
Canada Jan. IS, 1855, by one of The hrst
missionaries Ia Canada, and Joined tho
body Of the Church In Missouri Ia tho
spring Of 1850; he passed. through the
mobbings that were heaped upon the
Saints In Missouri and Illinois, he was
! NJ Nauyoo whom the corner one Of the
Temple was laid and worked upon u
until completed; was Intimately 40
quainted with the Prophet Joseph smith,
and was NJ Nauyoo ~ the limo OF tue
inartyrdom. ON being driven from
NauvoO he went back TO quincy, H.,
where he labored and collected
the wherowith to come 70 the vnl-
loys Of the mountains, whore he arrived
Va the year OF 1851 Ito first settled IA
Bountiful and resided there great many
years. and the good people Of Bounuiul
will long remember him for tho good
work no did among thom, serving IA tho
capaoity Of bishops counselor, president
OF the Teachers quorum, suporinlendont
Of sunday school and Instructor OF theol-
ogy. In each position being a credit To
workers. W also served the people u
thai place for eight years M Justice d the
peace, administering tho law Ia
righteousness.
iiro. Teford was nrat married. In
March, lh2i aud had seven children by
bis list wife; VAS married again March,
d., 1891, which VITO survives him aud j.
the mother Of nine children. io has
fofty.four grandchildren. one hundred
aud eleven greni grandchildren, and lone
gtott gfoat.grandchild.
Tho latter part Of his Ito has been sp,n
In his home IN Richmond, surrounded
by his family aud friends, whore DO has
lived IN peace. ITO know him was 10
love him.
Ito was wise counselor, being we'll
posted on AL Church doctrines and up IN
bis last hours his mind was A. active and
strong A. when ho was forty, though he
was o. years, 10 months and IL days old
" he passed asay.
The funeral services over bis romans
were held In The ward meeting house ON
"wednesday. Jan. -. 1895, whore conaul. !
ing remarks we're made by Elders M.W. |
Merrill, OF tho Apostles; Elders Hyor |
and burnham oi Richmond, aud Wad. |
dups and Kent OF Lewiston, each Of |
whom had known the deceased for up |
wards oi 20 years. II l. said OF him by |
those Who know him be.t that he was |
mover known 20 speak aught evil Of any |
u his fellow beings aud though no has |
been permitted 10 live 10 a good old ugo |
aud has filled up tho measure Of hiH |
creation tn usefulness, sill he will DO |
mi sod by his family and friends a. a |
Kind father and wise counselor. A. |
wa. said NJ hi. funeral, no has earned a |
reward aud will bo crowned with the
just ANON.
Logan Journal and Davis County
clipper please copy.