Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-28
OBITUARY.


! once more an aliwisc Greater has called
unto Himself one OF His children whose
nielily and g01t works have entitled
MN TO the coles Ia reward OF tho
| righteous--an Inheritance Ia tho king
dom of God, with immortality and etej-
nal life.
At 1880 O'Clock or the morning Of TUGS.
day, December J, 1896, the spirit Of
Brother Edward Phillips quilted its
earthly abernaclo and went home 10 the
GOD who sont IL into this sphere OF pro.
| batle n. The end was ca IN and peaceful.
Tho angel of death Weakened him from
nus slumbers with a gentle touch and
| beckoned him o follow. He was III but
few hours during tho night, and in the
| early morning he fell apparently into
na!utal condition OF peaceful sleep, but
in that sleep his eyes closed upon al
earthly scenes and hi, soul was waited
ON wings OF eternal love to its glorious
| future home.
Edward Phillips was a son OF William
ana Mary Phillips, and was born in OK
nall, Glouceslershire, England on the
IND day OF April, 1913 While he was
yet an infant his parents removed to
| Worcestershire, where the GOSPEL OF
Jesus Christ reached him and where on
March 10, 1910, he received the ordinance
OF baptism under the hands of President
| MILFORD Woodruff. During the next year
he was ordained to the Aarouic and
Melchisedec Priesthood, and spent his
| time in preaching the Gospel and in
| presiding over two branches OF the
| Church. He emigtated 20 America in
| ISL, arriving in Nauyoo in the fall OF
that year. On August ., lSI5, he married
| Hannah summons, the wifo who has
faithfully stood by him through the yicis.
| STUDIES OF pioneer lie, aud who is lett 10
mourn his departure.
Brother Phillips was member OF the
| Nauvoo legion, and during the severe
| rails which eliminated in the mar.yr-
| dom of the Prophet and the expulsion
OF the SAINTS from Illinois, he WAS ac,ive
in doing what was in his power TO sus-
| tain his brethren and sisters; and, later,
| when the departure OF the Mormon
Battalion took from The exiled Sa nts
their young and uble-bodied men, leav-
ing women and children almost dos.i-
tute, he was one who acted Us protector
and supporter OF the widows and
father OF the fathsrless. He made his
home in Council Blutls until 1919, when
he came 10 Utah in Captain Orson Spen.
cors's company. That same winter he
came up INFO Davis county IN
search OF q place to make a
home; and in the spring OF 1850 he To-
Gated in what IL now Kaysvilie, being
the second man to establish himself
there. He has ever since been rest
dent OF That place; has reared large
family, and hos won the uudying res
pect and adniira ion of his neighbors
and acquaintance, who now honor his
memory. 1t is sufficient TO say OF him
that he was a good husband and n her,
an honorable man. aud tried, true aud
consistent LitEer.day Saint. Ho was the
father OF Is children, IL OF whom sur
| yive him; his grandrhiluren number an
even one hundred, 10 of whom are liv-
ing; and he leaves 5 greaigIandchildren
| He died al tue age of 50 years, months
and 20 days.
| Henry II. BLOOD.
| MARY ANN BAISBRIDeE IrAzEN.
| Mary Ann Bainbridge Hazon, who
died ON the 27Ih Of November, 1856, at
her home in Brgh on ward, Salt Lake
| county, OF typhoid fever, was tho
daughter OF Samuel cambridge and
Elizabeth Allan; was born Nov. IS, 1880,
Mt Newcastle-on-ryne, England. She
was baptised by Elder Robert Gillies IN
the year 1852; her mother being then II
widow and over 20 years old was also
baptized. She was married TO Elder
Robert Hazsn on the 10Th of August,
| 1853, and loft Newcastle March 20, 1853,
accompanied by her husband and an in.
FAINT daughter and her aged mother,
bound for Salt Lake City 10 make her
home among the Saints; her aged mo her
died and was buried at Belleville Illinois,
in the autumn of 1898. In the spring OF
1859 Sister Hazen left Belleville, Illinois,
with her husband and child, and taking
passage by steamer from 81. Louis to
| Florence arrived early in April, and
crossed Ihe plains in Feramorz Lhtle's
company, which arrived in Salt Lake
City on Sept. 10, 1859. Two days later
she moved over the Jordan river. where
she has lived. continuously up 10 the
time OF her death. She was the mother
of seven children, two sons and five
daughters; her TWO sons and one daugh-
ter survive her, her son Samuel Is. hav-
ing started Gu mission to the Indian
| Territory ON the 10th OF October, one
week after his mother was stricken with
typhoid fever. She also leaves eight
grandsons and eight granddaugh,ers,
her husband and a host of kind and
4 symathiziug friends who mourn her de-
parture. She was the first president OF
the Relief socieiy of Brighton ward, be-
ing appoint ed Sept. 2, 1875, and nc,iug as
president until released by death. She
was also faithful teacher lin the sun
day school for years. She was earnest,
| quiet, humble, unassuminV, cheerful;
ever kind, but never complaining. She
was a true, faithful wife, an atleclionate
mother and an underwriting friend.
Peace and rest; beloved one, farewell!