Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-19

was born at Woodville. Leicestershire,
| England, August 25th, 1913; her pnronts,
the Hhwkleys, Kept open house for the
travelling Elders, and aiter thor death.
she, in connection with her brothers,J. Il.
unwlsloy and Thos, Hawkloy, continued
to feed and shelter tho servants Of God.
Being born in the Church and baptized
at eight yenrs old, sho was well known
10 every Elder who labored in tho
Nottingham conference. She married
Richard Roe in England, oulgTated to
America In 1888, and settled nj Forage
the same year. Here she was an angel
OF mercy indeed. Sue WAS member OF
the choir, second counselor in the y. L.
NJ. /. A., treasurer oil tho Primary as
ISOLATION, member and teacher in the
Relief society, and teacher in the Sab
bath school. Hor record is one Of the
best in this part OF the Lords vineyard.
Tho funeral services on Monday,
March lst, 1897, were very impressive,
as tho ASSOCIATIONS WED with each
other in doing her honor. Tho
procession from the residence to tho
meeting house showed tho respect i'll
which Sister Roo was held. Tho meet
ing house was crowded TO overlooking at
the services. A. the opening the sun
day school sang Beautiful ZION. Prayer
was offered bv T. der David Hall. The
choir sang When First tho Glorious
Light OF Truth, and the following Elders
spoke Ia glowing ,erms OF tho worth and
virtues OF Sister Emma Rooi Eldors
James, John and Levi, and Henry
Johns President o. c. Hoskins. Bishop
Enoch Harris, aud Counselor s. w.
Gibbs.
Tho following poem composed by
Sister Robecca Williams was read;
TO THE MEMoRr OF SITTER EMMA ROE.
Dear sister thou hast gone to rest
To minEle with the pure and blest;
Ere long, at longest, we shall meet
And change the bitter for the sweet.
Thy Kind red halt thy epirit birth
To tell the joyful news OF earth;
Andlthere define redemption's plan
The gft of Gou to every man.
And how Moroni did appear
To Joseph in his youthful year,
And brought the records into one
Before the Father and tbs Son.
And how the Gospel came again
In tHlness to the sons OF men;
With all its ancient rights restored
Through Jesus as its sovereign Lord.
After which her brother, j. ID. Hawk
ley, of Pocatello, Idaho, and her cousin,
O. c. Housley, OF Paradise, Utah. spoke
very ieelingly OF Tho kindness OF their
departed relative. The choir sang 0 My
Father and the body was followed to the
cemetery by flty loaded sleighs and
wagons. She is At rest. May we so live
AS 10 greet net SOON IN luo mansions
above ICON.
MillenniRl Star, please copy.
HARRIET THORNTON.
CALDWELL, Idaho, March 10. 1897
Died at Poca clio, Idaho, March IL, 1897,
of pneumonia, Harriet Thornton of salt
Lake city, Utah. Sho was born April
u, 1925 aud came to Salt Lake City in
1877 from Bedford, England; Joined and
ranaineu m the Church of jesus Christ
of Lsiterday Saints more than 30 years;
died as she had lived Il true and dovout
saint, she was living with her daughter,
Mrs. Emma Wilson, at Pocatello, Idaho,
and hasthreo daughters living IN Arizona,
a son i'll Salt Lake City, aud another
daughter Mrs. Fo-d wife of Eek Police
Sergeant W. II. Ford OF Salt Lake City,
Utan. The funeral services were
preached by Bishop Cannon of Pooa,ello,
Idaho, SATURDAY,, March 18th, 1897, at .
o'clock p. m. The remains were buried
at Pooatollo, Idaho.
ANNIE swENsoN BUTLER.
SPANISH FoRIi, Utah, March 8, lsg7.-
Died. at Spanish Fork, Utah, Feb. Goth,
1897, Annie Swonson Butler, vito Of
Jesse $. Butler.
Deceased was lwen,y-four years old,
and came from Denmark when fourteen
wears OF age, preceding her parents to
Zion. She died as she had lived a faith
iul Latter-dly saint. She leaves hus-
band and two children to mourn hor
loss. Her husband desires to return his
sincere thanks to friends who kindly
minis,ered to her in her last sickness
and followed her remains to their last
resting place.
Danish papers, please copy.
SAMUEL CoRNAbY.