Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-14
Sister Rachel W. S. Tanner.

One more OF the faithful and valian,
women OF nrael has passed behind the
veil, leaving pleasant memories
among hsr host Of friends Aud veuefs.
ton for her virtues In the hearts Of sor.
rowing relatives who while mourning
her abisn, o. aie Q, proud OF her record
aud consoied with tue assurance Of her
present happiness and her s.erLSl ie.
wari.
Sister Rachel Winter Smith Tsnnef
died ather home IN South Cotlonwooi
on Saturday, Nov. 7th, 1895, agsi Is
ysArs and y little over ok months.
She was tho daughter Of WI.
liam aud Jane Cabin Smith,
ami was born at Bolton, Warren
county, New York, May /, 1915,
when she was but 10 years VI age sns
embraced the Gospel and was baptlto
into the Church o. Jrtui CnTist "
Latter. ny Saints. Ga the SON Of
June, 1886, she was msrfled g. Elder
Nathan Tanner, who was then labor.
irg In the init istfY an has been we'll
known ard has figured IN Church
history Tor many yoare. She TEN owed
With her husband and her parents
10 Kirkland In the fall oil the
stmc year where hsr fret chili
q daughter was born. bhu alter.
wards went With her husband
10 Far Wet, Missouri, where che
shared In the ttrfihlr persecution on.
duTed by thosainta such ahbufning and
piiaging their noutes anu dtiving tho
Sainta thereif0m, while Tor husband
was under guard In the tosn. Sister
Tanner and q sister were alone ~ hof
nome shout mile and "a hAlf distant,
with her only child, an INFANT dAus {.
Tor, lying at the point Of death. Not
showing what hour thr might DC
forced 10 fee, homeless AMI irlendlss-,
with her dying child, she,
with her own brave hands jug
its mile grave bsnoathi tue II lor aui
sst the night out with her prec Gus
bato wrapped In IL mantle prepared
10 consign lie little form 10 mother
earth should II breathe ils last boors
sue wsr forced TO es.lrbrough her un.
bounded love, tender and ffeelionalo
cate and ferysnt faith anu prayers, tn
babe lived aud grew 10 womanhood;
anu although she diei at tho early aye
VI thirty.nvs hal over forty descend
Antp, the children anu grandchildren
OF Elder lance ,. Blown OF this city.
with her husband Sister Tanner lett
Far West In tue general exodus NJ tue
saints, anu moved 10 place called
New Liberty la Adams county, I'M.
nOls, where they femAined for a
couple OF years, wnen thoy removed 10
near Montrose lust across tho river
from Nauvoo. Here they remained
TIL driven from Nauvoo. FfDm Nau.
VOC they went 10 Winter Quiftefs
where they tnfrird a year, ana IN lsaS
they came 10 Utah aud seltie1 at
South Cottonwood. Blister Tanner has
bosn beloved by all her Acquaintance
"a we'll ~ ~ her family Tor her
kind and nffuctionAie disposition NJ
well a. for her devotion 10 tho punoi
pie, Of tho eyIflasting q jspsl. She
was fully prepared Tor hsT deega,s
which She met with the SAME cam ness
anu fottilude that diatinguishsd her
through life. 5ho ANA her husband.
Elder Nathan Tanner, we're Just pfe.
yious TO hsT departure among the
oldott n they were not tho very oldest
living members Of the Church. Her
daughter, MTb. Emily y. Richards, A,
WI hhNWh 80 tNaiI ~ ~ uoI SUD-
Nathan Tanner OF OgdeD. She eallei
her children 10 her bedside ard with a
clear mind and full faith In her glori ~
future disposed u her EARTHLY fleet
anu gave directions NJ 10 her iunvfal.
II was numoIously attended In thr
south Cottonwood meeting house,
where tho services were conduolsI by
Bishop J. Is. Rawlins, who bore
splendld testimony to tbs worth VI the
dectRseu. Impressive addresses were
delivered by Elders n. ID. X ohards,
II, NJ. Lyman ana L. =. RiohAfus ana
President Joseph II. Smith prstchtd
funeral discourse Of great feeling,
power ana light, In which principles
pertaining 10 iutuTliy were oleAflJ
portrayed and the lilo anu character
" the departed were sulogiEed
l . Appropriate language. A tor osne.
dlolion by Elder John i. g. tut
remains were followed W pro.