Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-10
OBITUARY.


James SimplSins, who departed this
life last Thursday evening, was born
in Staffordshire. England. July 30
1928.
He Joined the Church of Jesus Christ
OF Latter-day Saints at the age of 10
years. In his native land: was married
later to Jane Kirkbride and in 1913
emigrated to the United States; was
retained in st. Louis about four years
as presiding Elder over the Fifth
ward. Here his wife and two children
died. and he married Mary Ann ellis.
In 1862 he moved on to Salt Lake,
where he arrived on the second day of
September of the same year. Here
he was called to assist In the estab-
lishment OF the Jordan Wooden Mills,
salt Lake county. shortly after he
was called to Provo and assisted in the
construction of the wooden mill Mt that
place There his second wife died and
soon after, in company with George
a. Smith, he moved to Iron county.
Upon his arrival here he was married
to Mary Walker and was soon busted
once more on wooden mill project.
Upon his own responsibility he estab-
lished the first wooden mills in south
ern Utah, which proved a financial
failure and lost him what little
fortune he had succeeded in ac-
cumulatinE. He played u prominent
part in the establishment of the old
iron works, and with his own hands
manufactured a threshlng machine
which did good service all through
southern Utah for a number of years.
Nothing daunted by the failure of his
wooden mills and loss of his property,
he was busy and cheerful to the last.
He leaves seven children to mourn
his departure. his last wife preceding
him some three years to the great be-
You'd During his life time the de-
r,acga1 thrnnuh
trials and was several times brorrht
face to face with the grim mon ter
death. He was crossing the Provo river
In company with Chas. Waters upon
the back of the same horse when that
unfortunate was drowned, notwlth-
standing the fact that Waters was a
good swimmer and he was totally un.
acquainted with the water.
To the very last he remained n
staunch supporter to the religious
cause he had espoused. and his de-
parture is lamented by hosts of fervent
friends. -TCom1
JESSE HoPKINsoN.
Died at Kanosh. Willard county,
Utah. November Srd 1897, Bishop Jesse
Hopklnson. aged 4S years.
Brother Hopkinson embraced the
Gospel at Bury, Lancashire. England,
being baptized by Elder John Uns-
worth in 1871. He became acquainted
with Elder A. A. Kimball when he was
on a mission to that country and this
friendship induced Brother Hopkinson
to emiGrate and make his future home
In Kanosh. After the death of Bishop
Kmball Brother Hopkinson was called
by Elder +. NJ. Lyman to preside as
Bishop of the Kanosh ward. and for
the past eight years he has been the
successful head of the ward, endearinR
himself to the people as n living eXem-
plifcation of n true Latter-day Saint.
For several years past he had been
u sufferer from kidney and lung
troubles, which seemed beyond human
skill to stay, and his demise was not a
surprise to those who knew the insidi-
Gus nature of his aflllction. His de-
sire for life was only to do good, but
1t eventually dawned upon him that
the end was drawing near; and, CRATE
full for every kindness of his friends
and his ever faithful wife, he asked
them all to cease praying for his re-
covery and let him go as the Lord had
willed, frequently and tenderly com