Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-22
OBITUARY.
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Tho attention Of the people has several
limos boon called to The condition Of Elder
MILFORD T.. Cfagun during his sickness
and no doubt many would be pioafcd io
receive a more extended account Of his
life. sickness and death.
Elder CraRun was born IN North Og-
den, Weber county, Utah, December 4,
1854 lilo apont his lifetime building up
good homo aud working for his friends
Ia the same locality, Nhlch D. now known
ne Pie SAINT View. For many years be
has b, n connco ed with tho leading on
torprisos In this part ~ the county. lie
was always looking nftor tho interest %
bis irionds who continually for year,
elected him 10 places OF tIust aud re-
Hponsibilitv which he always nllod to
tho "a lsfaciion Of ALL lilo leaves n wife
and eleven children to mourn his loss.
when called on q mission 10 tho Norih-
western statns Sept. nth, 1906, he cheer
fully responded, and there he labofed
with that same oarnoitnoss that has ever
characterized hin work, travelling. "trpci-
ing,' preaching tho Gospel aud bapilzlng
several, wi juno 3lst last. ON this date,
amer eating dinner ne strangers house,
he was taton very sick. lie remained
IN Anna, Ills, hoping to got better, I'LL
July nth, but all tho timo was rapidly
getting worse. lie ihon came homo too
sick 70 holp himself In any way, without
any friend 10 nurse or caro- for him. Wo
wish hero 10 snv that only for tho kind.
ness " George r. Wynn, a colofod porter
on The sloopor he came In, ~ IL possible
he would mover have arrived homo alive
This man assisted him In ovory way and
bic kindness will never be- forgotten by
the family.
Elder Cfsgun received ovory attention
from tho timo he arrived home up to
A "a IA N.s.. ~
services were held In the North Ogden
needing house August 10Th, Elder Shuri-
| lin, &, H. Middleton, John Seaman, T..
W. Wade, James Ward aud oihors maxi
| Ing appropriate roinafka. In tho death
of Brother Cngun the poor loso ono o.
their host irionds, the sunday school ono
OF ~ ablost workers and the community
man who,e place II will be hard 10 al.
q.
MARioN womnEnsrooN' MIL
Mrs. Marion Neil. the wife OF william
Nell. one Of llebeT's old and highly ro-
spcctod citizens breathod her last very
suddenly Saturday morning, August stu,
from tho effects Of asthma, which has
troubled her for several years. Fifteen
minutes prior 10 her death Mrs. Noil
awakened her husband aud complained
Of n choking sensation In the throat.
| The balance of the family were soon
awake aud DR.. Arid sent for. but before
the messenger had time TO arrive at tho
| ducior's foaidonce the breathing OF the
venoiahla old lady had stopped, and as
the hands Of tho clock poinicd 70 the
hour Of a.m. her earthly cafoer was
/ ended. Tho immediate cause OF death
was sufiocation. brought about by the
protTuc ed aililclion Of an asthmatical
disease. Her end was o peaceful ono,
| dying al she had lived, a true and faith
ful iAtieT-day Saint. Tho funeral SER
vices were unavOldAhly delayed until
Monday evening, awaiting the arrival n
John w. and Mrs. Mothorspoon OF
ogden, Mrs. Noils sister and husband,
who arrived just as tho closing services
were being performed In the stake
Houfe. Tho attendance NJ the funeral
was exceptionally large, while forty bug
giles formed tho oortogo 10 tho cemetery
whore the romans were consigned 20
mother earth In tho presence Of moot
sRddcnod congregation Of relatives and
friends.
Mr.. Marion Nell wa, 90 wears, 9
months aud u days old ut tho time OF her
death, having been born on April ., 1857,
at Iolloross, near Glasgow, Scotland.
She was baptized into and became a
member OF the Church Of Jesus Christ OF
Lauor-Day Saints at lkuthOrglon, Lnnark-
shire, scotland, In 1850 ana emigTa,od IA
Utah la 1864. After temporary rosi'
oonoo of four years In llober aud sail
Lake City, khe returned with hor hun-
band aud family 10 Hohor whore tho
homo was established In which she M
peacefully passed away.
besides her husband she leaves thret
daughters and two sOns ~ mourn hel
unlinoly domiso. Wasateh Wave.