Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-15


emplary, faith al life Of the deceased,
wh.m ne uHd been well ucqua nleu
/ with O rrtat Iofliuu Of her no..
Foe doing prayer was ifsrsd by
! Bishop Burton, aud u coftvge com.
pricing iouy Two venici,s toll wed Inc
rroi sius % tue city cemetery, where
they were inferred, the grave being
dedicated by Elder DAVID McKcuz q.
The ftmiIy d Site m ugh this NEws
To extend thanks iOf tue Kind es
show 20 tntm ny the people IN tue t..t
u III G iuu aud sorrow.
Tho death Of Elizabeth u. Margotts,
wife ~ he old and iayorite Utah actor,
Phil Margeits, viii, no doubi, not only
be surprise, but source OF sorrow 10
hor numerous relative. aud friends
throughout the state.
la 1850 Thomas Ia eman engaged to
haul "a portion OF LiNingS,un a kincaid's
goods from the Missouri river b. salt
Lake City, bringing bis family with him,
one " whom was Elizabeth, then girl
OF about 10, h0r present husband also
travelling with them. Thcy arrived nj
salt laNo Ct'y September 9Th ~ tho
zane Noar, and on the following NovCm-
Dor che was married to Mir. Fhll. Mar
goits, Elder George A. Smith Oinciat-
ing
Il will DO remembered by many that
in those days The People suffered almost
untold prvauuns, Hli % watch sue
pa..ud through with scarcely a murmur.
On tho Glrd ui April. 1857, after what
she had already endured, her husband,
nt the cali Of tho First Presidency OF the
Church, left her, with three small chill
dreu. 60 al a mission TO Europe, start
ing nom salt Lake with u number OF
otners, IN what was known then a. the
hnndcat company Of missionaries. Dur
iuE his absence she suffered many trials
aud diuicnltios aud In september OF the
stmo year gave birth 10 another child,
who sursisui but a Tow weeks During
what IL known a. tho Mormon war shc
showed her philanthropy by administer
ing 10 tho wants " many who were dosti-
tutc.
la tho spring Of ISIS. whom tho people
moved 'outh, she len hor home In salt
Lake, and. with her three children. tIay-
Vlrd 10 Cedar ely. a distance OF about
800 miics, experiencing during tho time
tho difficulties attached to such jour
ney.
In ls5s her husband returned from his
mission, and proceeded 10 Iron county,
where hO had tho pleasure Of finding his
wife aud children iu good health. AZ the
request OF President Brigham Young be
brought them back 20 salt Lake.
From he above year up to 1872 Mrs.
MargcIs was resident Of tho Seven.
toonth ward, where she gained the love
aud os'Oem Of all through her benoyo-
lent generosity. She was on hand At all
times to iced and olothe those were In
need, aud during the troubles aud trials
she had to endure hor disposition was
amiable.
Mrs. Margc,is was a womanly woman,
n Kind aud udulgout mothor, a devoted
wife and o,timablo friend, aud nor good
works and hur many kinduossos viii
live In the memory ~ an her friends and
acquaintance.
Tho last four years she has resided In
Farmers ward, whore she enioyod excel.
lent health up 10 the evening ~ the ooh
OF May, when, hfor par,Aking OF light
dinner, she suddenly rose nom the table
and oNpTe' Sod herself MS having very
peculiar feeling aud retired to the sofa,
where she lay uowu.
During the night rirh fever aud 49,
we're headache caused hor considerable
suffering; physician was sont for, aud
Whom he arrived, found that rhc was
stricken with thai dread disease, pnou-
mouin. Slo wis treated Tor euch two
weeks, aud pronounced by tho physician
90 be on VI danger, but, unfortunately g.,
uric poison set la, aud on the morning NJ
tho llth OF June she succumboi TO tho
fatal malHdy.
Mrs. MarsOtts's uamc will always bo
remembered by those who knew her as
synonym OF all thAt was good, goncr-
Gus and noble.
She was the mother Of fourteen chill
dren, seven boys and seven girls, OF
which six sons and three daughters are
stlll living, also twonty.six grandchild.
ron.
Sho leaves not only largo circle Of
friends aud admirers. but loving hus-
band and family 10 mourn her departure.
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