Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-03
A PAIR or VETERANS.
Golden Wedding aud the Earlier Life
Of Father Edward Bunker
and wife.
BuSRrRviLLr, Nevada,

ANNAhANN AR.iiF HANe'
To The Editors
Our little settlement was somwhat
enINCnCd on the Slh instant by the cclr'
braiion OF the golden wedding al
Father Edward Bunker and his wife
Emily Abbott Bunker. It being the first
oil the kind that has occurred IN Bunker
vile. The relatives OF the venerable
pair, with the other citizens OF the town,
met under the direction Of our Bishop,
Edward Bunker j., their eldest son, 10
the meeting house. Slccchc, songs,
Rotations and sentim. nts sol able to
the occasion were rendered by members
q the family. A choir, chosen from the
family. dscours,d sweet music from the
organ and singing. one Of the sclec
tons, Gathering llomc'-was render.
ed in a NEST beautiful and effective mlu-
ner. bringing tears to the eyes Ut many
as they contaminated the aged couple
before them Father Bunker made
speech Of welcome iu which he thanked
God Tor the pustcfily lie had given nimi
aud though he did not ,Nryrt himself
10 see the redemption of %, he cNs
pCcted his children would see u. tie
Cxhuricd all TO be faithful and invoked
blessings uuUn them. Sister Buukrr
or Aunt Emltn as she is aiirDuu.a'gly
called by many. made beautiful We.
coming address BOO which she reviewed
some ui her lie. She was married To
Father Bunker In NJuyoO. Their Wsd.
ding Tour was trip across The Ms.is.
sippi ON the ice. A biographical sketch
OF the lives Of the subject, OF tug days
celebration vas given by Bishop EiNard
Burkgr. A geucaIuEy Of the family
which was read, showed Edward aud
Emily Bunker to be the parents OF
eleven children, three Of whom arc
dead. After the festival at the meeting
house, Father Bunker and vile, with
s,vcnty.cight relatives ami friends, sat
down to a feast prepared by their CHILD
rem. CHS, the most valuable OF which
were a gold watch and charm 10 each,
were presented from their sons and
daughters and their respective wives
aud husband, untcdly, Numerous
other tokens OF love aud esteem, sucU
as silver knives aud forks, silk handkyr
chiefs, scars, ties. etc, were presented
with appropriate sentiments COugfdtua
Iations and tokens OF esteem were sent
by children, relatives and iiends, from
Ogden, Willard, Fanguich, Mah Wtb
Springs, Utah, aud from Arizona. lu
the evening children ana friends visited
the psir. rendering songs, music aud
speeches until late hour. GA the
whole The day was a pleasant aud en-.
jol able one.
Father Bunker the younge,t Of nine
children born to SlIas and Abigail Berry
bunker. was born August 1T, iSs2. in
Atkinson, renoD.cot county, Maine
As he grew to manhood, he became
imbued with the spirit to cmgtatc to
the West In iSll he started iJr WIS
cuusin, but ON account Of the lakes
freezing over, he was lmIrdcd ON his
journey and stopped nj Cleveland, Ohio.
Here he he ri tue Gospel message and
visited the Temple At Kirkland. Amer
a thorough investigation II the truth,
he embraced the Gospel AMI was hap
tiycd In April, 1874. In July oi the
same year he went 10 NiuyoO, paid his
thing ON all the property he possessed,
aud, IN accordance with ADVICE, went to
work ON the Temple. When through
working on the Temple, his next en-
ploymcnt was cutting hay, On the
pfauc, tor the NausOO House. Soon
aiter he joined the militia organized to
protect the SAINTS ION the NiUl. nee
OF the MODS, aud was one OF the posse
who went with sheriff BackiustOs to
Warsaw to arrest the mob that had been
burning the homes OF the saints. lie
continued In duty as one OF the militia
all September s4lh, when the SAINTS
agreed to leave the State OF Illinois,
then he went to MuuuuSc where he met
his wife, to whom he was married Feb.
rulB ygn, 1870. by Apostle John Taylor
In NduyO0.
Hs vile was born September 10Th,
Is27, On Dausvllle, Livingston cOuu,y,
New York. Suy, as well as hy, b "a
descendant from one Of the Old Amen.
can families Her grandfather was "a
captain IN the American army during
the revolutionary war, aud was present
at the battle u Bunker ilill, Her
grandmother was participant ~ tue
famous Wyoming massacre and Wa
carried Win olnrf, into captivity by the
Indians. Emily Bunker Wa, baptized
mo the CuufCn luuc 18TH, th4i by Ei'
der George Busley, hhe moved 10 NIu.
VOC IA 1874, and was member OF the
hrsI Relief Society organized IA Nau'
VOC ny Joseph smith the Prophet.
Falncr Quaker aud wife started TOT
Council Bluli, ~ the spring oil 1870, bu.
stopped at tic Garden Grove. When
volunteers were called tor to make ny
the body oi men known rs the Mormon
battalion, lie offered hi services 10 hi,
county and went with that body OF mct
ON their memorable march across the
continent, lrIylns his wife no a rude hu
made ul logs, aud the God Of Israel iuI
her support, line Incidents CuuugClct
with ms lie during that campaign hlN,
already been published, lHlstJfy OF th,
Mormon Bat,aiIuuJ, On n,s return iron
service "a the army, he met his " ie a
Council Biutls, with a tine suu-the pre-
sent Bishop u BunEer,i,le-bOm dur
ing his absence. IL was Father Buukc
VINO owned the aNhidr saddle bags %
which the returning men uI the palts
Inn made meal mentioned ON p8g,
$40 M the History OF The Mormon Bh,