Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-15

fine family OF boys suu giri ,,wou.y q.
eight being seated at the two table,.
me afternoon was spent In playing
out door gamee, etc. After the
birthday celebration came the
PREPARATION 70 do work In the
Manu and Salt Lake Temples,
and TO visit oil his old friends ana fela.
yves agalf but on the 2Sth, the week
after his birthday, he was tskeu with
severe pain In his head (Which the
doctors say was congestion OF tho
bfaiD.l He suffered terribly, tut final.
" got little better, and remarked 10
bis faithful wife, ~ know now why
WAITED oil my children together
Although lie was better anu worse by
spells, hfel 40 he could Ill up and then
bedfast, ho never rallied,
Although his suffering was ~ In.
tense, he was patient and cheerful,
never complaining, willingly taxing
every himpls thing that his loved ones
thought would help him. After the
pain got easier IN his head, his legs
from his knees down weru cold as
death. At times he would suffer the
most cxcruciating pain 10 them, whioh
nothing but ADMINISTRATIONS would ~.
lleve, u being the only thing that ever
did him any good. His notls wife
and family did everything that loving
hands and prayotful hearts could do,
never leaving his bedside but for few
minutes ut time, and caring for him
Oh tendefly ns for an infant. lie ap-
pfeciated their love and kindness fully.
Blood poisonipg set In, aud although
no apparently felt better, talked with
aN..N
his noble spirit took It, II ght nj y. m.
Tuesday, June the 01h, Just ns peace
FULLY ne child, going 10 sleep Ia the
arms Of his oluoat son, Bishop Walter
IT, Hnnkt. The family was called la
time 10 sec tue sweet, angelic
look that spread over the beloved
features Of the departed, the influence
that nllSd the room was 90 heavenly No
70 be beyond description. After the
nrs, epasm Of grief was over the faith.
fol wife aud mother dropped on her
knees nt the foot OF the dea hbed, aud
silently implofed for strength and com.
fort that God alone could give; arising
from her knees sue said, "Coino ohil-
Gfen, this will never do, you know II
was iAthor's dosiro for " not " weep
aud mourn. Come. We must get 10
work." He hHd previously desired
that bis wife and daughter Amy ehould
make his burial clothes, anu God gave
them strength TO crafty his every
wish.
Word was sent to Cainevllle, about
eighteen miles distant, 10 make his
colin and dig his grave, and all the
people who could followed his femains
70 the graveyard. Such plain, sim.
pie funeral-no cos,ly display OF fiiw-
err, but n sincere, heartfelt dedicatofy
prayer. comforting remarks to the
noble family who etrived ~
hard 10 crafty his every
wish, anu all that was loft VI our be-
love- patriarch and old time veteran
was lowered 10 its last resting place,
his three sous, two sonEon.law And
Brother Geo. Cartel acting ha pail
hehrets--lust such n funeral "a he had
often described when In Robust
health. Such sweet heavenly infiu.
euce was there that one did not feel TO
NOUN. Thote present testified that II
was beyond anything they had ever
Witnessed. II made one think as
Apostle Paul, "Onl death where IL
Thy Aiina; oh, grave, whore Il thy
victoTy2H
Bfothcr Hanks was the father OF 20
children, OF whom have preceded
him home. He leaves bis wife, chil-
dToD, 10 grandchildren down here
(Ion't know this number up north and
a host OF friends to mourn hie lose.
lie was ordained Seventy by Erasius
Derey; Hlah Priest by President
Taylor, and Patriarch by Apostle
Brigham Young, the latter ordination
being on August 2Slh, 1893. He was
n faithful man, never missing Sunday
school, meetings, fast melting, etc,
although thofo were only two families
whero he lived his own and Brother
John Giles's. No QUE ever visited his
pleasant home but they spoke OF the
good Influence they felt; but II could
not bo otherwise, tot tho family were
united as the heart OF one. Ho has
left u family behind him that IL an
honor 10 his name. Tie died at n good
ripe age In full faith Of n glorious rebur.
reotion. He was 20 year,, months,
is days OLD. M. AZ. HANKS.