Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-05

this time they wore making preparations
to cross the almost tracklcs3 desert TO
| DO RoChy Mountains. The undertaking
| was began by OK team, and after peril
our journey over bill, desert and plain,
| and suffering IRON cold, hunger and
fatigue for many days, they arrived in
| salt Lake City. October :, lsj2. They
almost Immediately moved 10 Lehi
where she resided until tho time Of her
death.
She has had her share of pioneer life
and has done much to build up the
| country. 1t would DO hard to ind n
more honest, hard working aud indus
triOus woman ,han she has been, Sister
| Briggs was able to perform her own
| housework up to within about three
| weeks before her demise; whom she was
taken i'll with heart trouble superin-
ducod by old age and general debility.
| Daring her sick ness she bore her altlic-
| ton patiently, and with the satisfaction
that her relatives and friends were wait
ing for her on the other side Of The veil.
| All was done that relatives and kind
| friends could do to comfort nnd alleviate
| Der sutlorings, but to no avail. She
| pissed peacefully at the date above
| stated. She leaves husband, four sons,
| twonty grandchildren and many friends
| TO mourn her departure. Too much
| cannot be said in terms OF praise 10 those
| who so kindly assisted N any way for
her while upon her bed OF NJ c.ion,
especially upon her four sons who
waited upon her night and day
and spared no means within their
power 10 restore her health il possible.
The funeral services were held AT the
family residence and were conducted by
i. II. Davis Jr. Brother j. L. Glib of
the choir and his aides were in attend
auCo and rendered beautifully tue open
ing piece, When Can ReaI My Title
Clear. Brother b. w. Brown delivered
the opening prayer. Remarks were made
by Brothers VIM. Bone Jr., H. II. Davis
ST., VIM Yates and ~. III. Davis Jr., all
OF whom spoke in the highest terms OF
praise concerning the deceased, of her
previous character aud the faithful tesli-
monies she had borne. The choir sang
Mid Scenes OF Confusion, and services
were dismissed by Brother George Cor
ner.
The remains, enclosed in a beautiful
casket, were then placed in the hearso
and followed TO their last resting place by
Il large concourse Of people in carriages
and other vehicles, and in the Lehl ceme-
terry was laid 10 rest one OF The noble
daughters of Eve who died in full faith
OF the Gospel and in the testimony of
Jesus, and in The hope oil glorious
resurrection. u. S.
MiIlennial Star, please copy.
MARY NIELSEN BUTrERFIELD.
RIvERToN, Salt Lake county, has been
called to mourn the loss OF one OF its
young and active members, Sister Mary
Niolsen Buttertleld, wife OF Zacariah
Butterfleld, and daughter Of James and |
Matilda Nielsen, who died suddenly,
o'clock p. M, July I, 1897, after an III
ness OF but a few hours. Sister Butter |
field was healthy and happy and in tho
full bloom Of womanhOod on the evening
of the 3rd. She, in connection with her
husband, paid visit TO her parents. |
After returning to their home illness |
seized her, accompanied by severe vom- |
ling which lased for several hours and |
through tho heavy strain it is thought |
that "A blood vessel bursled and caused |
her death.
Sister Butterfield was married but
few months ago. Her loss is greatly
mourned by two small step-children
who have been fondly attached to her,
by her husband who Is yet in the bloom |
OF manhood and who in less than two
years has laid away Two promising
young wives, he now being left for a
time, and by her parents, who a few
years ago lost three Of their children,
TWO daughters and one son, ono by
Brghps disease and two by diphtheria.
The funeral was one of the largest River
u. H |
Beckstead as well as other members OF the
ward did their utmost in decorating the
hearse and team as well as the meeting
house. The casket was literally covered
with flowers. The speakers were Bishop
w. A. Bills OF Ssutn Jordan, Elders s.
L. Howard, n. Il. SiIcock, q. 5. Brns
and Bishop o. p. Miller. n. J. Q.
ELIzABErH TILT HUNT.
ST. CHARLES, Idaho, July "a, 1857
AtSt, Charles, Boar Lake county, Idaho,
July 10, 1897, at O'Clock p. M, Of GEN
eral debility, Elizabeth Tilt Hunt, be.
loved wife oil John A. Hunt, aged 63
Y ears, months and days. She was
daughter Of Richard H. and Ann Tilt,
was born Jan. 10, 1854, at Coventry
England; was baptized IN
1850 by Elder Alfred Cordeni emigfated
to America in 1856; remained in Brook
Ign with her parents three years; crossed
-he plains in 1863 by OK team, arriving nj
Salt Lake City, where, in the 22nd OF
Sept. the same year, size was married To
John A. Hunt by President Brigham
Young, afterwards settling at GRANTS
VILE, Tooele county, Utan, where she
lived until the fall OF 1854, when she
with her husband removed 10 Bear Lake
valley, Idaho, and has since made her
home at ST. Charles, enduring all tho
lardships OF the early Pioneers of this
valley. Her husband was the Bishop of
his ward for more than twenty.eigbt
years. Sister Hunt LETT her native land |
ind friends Tor the sake Of tho Gospol.
md although she has boon a sufferer
'or years she was never known to com
Dain but boz Q her All elton 10 the last
lour without murmur. Two children !
preceded her to the spirit world. Sbe
lied rs she had lived, faithful to tho cause
ihb embraced. Her only living SON
lohu a. Hunt Jr. is now on a mission 10 |
England. She spoke many times during
ler sickness OF how she would like ia |
i've until her son returned, but God ar.
lained otherwise. Sho leaves devoted
ma atlec,iona husband, Il loving son
md daughter, and many iriIds to mourn
lcr loss.
Funeral services were held in the
Meeting house July y at II M, Bishop
,. G. Keo'oh presiding. The speakers
yoro Elders j. u. StucAi, l.. Lakor ana
7. Windley, each Of whom spoke words |
# praise for the depar ed, and comfort
o tho bereuved. A large corege followed
ho remains 20 he cemetery, where thew
we're consigned to the silent tomb, there
o await the resurrection Of the Just. Tho
ed!calorv prayer nj the grave was
iieiOd by Elder j, u S,ucki.-lCoM.
S.w Fail Clouds.
f. NJ. Teets left laat 1vuulng for the
Cast to select his tall had winter dry =