Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
OBITUARY..
JANE sIMoNs.

Jane Simons died at her home In
Bountifui, Davis coun y, Sunday, May
End, at $3.50 p. m, OF pleurisy. Deceased
had been aillng for two or three months
before her death and was not at any
time confined to her bed. She died
while sitting in a chair. The night be-
fore she appeared TO be as well as usual
and was able to go out doors.
Sister Simons was the daughter of
William and Sarah Meredith and was
born June 23rd. 1925, at Bedford, Wales.
Was married to George Beddoe March
20, lS45. al Victoria, Wales. Three chill
dren were born TO them. In 1851 she
buried her husband and in 1852 started
for U an, arriving here the fail of the
same year. 1t was on board OF the ship
while crossing the ocean that she was
married to Edward Simons, who has
preceded her to the great be-
yond by more than year and
half. Nine children followed this
union, eight of whom survive her,
She spent one winter in alt Lake and
year in Centervile, when the family
moved 10 Bountiful, which has ever since
been her home.
Bountiful tabernacle on Wednesday,
May 18th, at pm. The house was nice
ly dTaped in white and the casket was
literally covered with natural flowers,
which were arranged into wreaths,
bouquets, gates alar, etc, in addition to
which there were great many flower
pots with flowers which people had
brought With them from their homes
1t was her wish that her ne ghbors
should speak at the funeral. Elders
Smedley, David and Enoch Lewis,
Thomas Briggs, John X. Crosby,
Samuel Bryson, Henry Ramp on, Rlcn-
ard ID uerden, John Wood, .. X. Jones,
Isaac Atkinson, Joseph Corbolt, Amos
Cook, ID, o. Wiley, Willard Cal and
John Barlow spoke briefly upon the life
and character OF the deceased. each bear
ing testimony to her many sterling
qualities and her unswerving fidelity to
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Her sons, grandsons and sons-in- law
| served as pail bearers.
The funeral procession consisted of
| forty-four vehicles and extended from
, tho cemetery gate to the county road.
Deceased was baptized into the Church
of Jesus Christ oil Latter-day Saints AZ
Swansea, South Wales, December II,
1913, and made pleasure trip to the Old
country nineteen years ago last fall, being
absent seven months.
-She was identified with the Relief So.
ciety OF the Bouniful ward and had been
connected with the same ever since IL
was first organized. She died, as she
had lived, a faithful Latter-day Saint, in
the hope of glorious resurrection.
Idaho, Montana and Washington
papers, please copy.
MARY GOODMAN HALLIDAY.
TRoPIc, May S, ls97,-Dled at Tropic,
Garfield county, Utah, May A, 1897,
Mary Goodman Halliday, wife OF the
lale James b. Halliday, who departed
this life al Kanab, Kane county, Utah,
on the 18th OF May, 1889. He was born
February 9. 1872, at Flllougby, War
was boru at Bed worth. Warwickshire.
| England, on the 18th OF May, 1897 OF
| 1903 James b. Halliday and Mary
Goodman were married al Bedworth,
| Warwickshire, England, January "a,
| 1884. Their family consisted OF seven
children, four boys and three girls. Two
boys aud one girl died prior 10 1864. In
1864 James b., Mary, Peter Is, and VII.
| ford ii. Halliday emigrated to Utah, ar
irving al Provo October, 1864, at the
| home OF Abraham the young
est brother OF James b. Halliday. on
the 18Th OF October, 1867, Peter
B. Halliday departed this life at
Midway, Summit county, Utah.
The family of three moved south to
Rockville, where William Halliday, an-
Other brother of j. Il. Halladay. lived.
and died January %, 1879, At The time
James, Mary, Peter and MILFORD Halia-
day depai ted from Liverpool, two daugh-
ters were left who would take no part i'm
the Gospel, and chose to live as they
were. In May, 1892. MILFORD II. Halliday
went to Kanab to his mother, and there
disposed Of the remaining estate, house
and lot, and took his mother to Salt Lake
city, 10 his family. From there they All
moved into Garfield county where the
mother lived with the family until her
death which occurred on the 18th OF May,
Is9I. She was strong in her faith Of the
Gospel and happy union with her hus-
band and those gone before her.
Miliennial Star, please copy.