Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-08
OBITUARY.


|
81. GEORGE. March 2ith, lsg7.-Sunday,
| March 2lsl, 1897, wus a solemn day in
the city OF ST. George, as on the evening
| previous Samuel l., ADAMS Jr, and nine
OF his children arrived here bringing
| with them the liieless body Of his beloved
| vile and the mother Of his family, who
| had died NJ Eureka, ON the 10Th OF
March, 1897 aftor u short illness. Az
| this was their homo in lie they could
not consent TO lay her away in any other
| place, but brought her TO where her
many deeds of love had caused all TO
admire her; for 1t can in truth be said
| that 10 know her was to love her.
Eliza Ann, daughter of Isaac c. and
Eliza Ann Price Haight, was born 1t
Cedar City, on the s.h of May, 1855, and
was married TO Samuel l.. Adams Jr., on
the 2Jth OF May, 1878; she died on the
~ of March, 1897. she leaves an aged
mother, an anecliOnate husband, ten
living children lone has preceded her to
the spirit world, and large number Of
relatives and trends to mourn her de-
partnre. May He who has said that a
sparrow shall not inll to the ground
without His notice be a iaiher IN very
deed and raise up friends TO the mother
less children.
The funeral services over the remains
of Sister Adams wero held in the ST.
George tabernacle sunday, March list,
1897, Bishop Andrews presiding Eiuer
James q. Bleak was inc hrst speaker.
He was fol owed by Elders Ihomas Juul
and John H. Pace. Bishop Andrews, anu |
Pro.ident David ii. Cannon, each having |
known her from hor youth. All bore tes- |
timony OF hor tirm integrity TO the rum
OF the Gospel and also to nor goou e&-
ample in nj her walks in life. Ihe taber-
nace was we'll filed and a feeling OF
love was shown to the bereaVed family
A no. h. al RE nd
and although It was a bitter cold day
large procession followed the remains to
the st. George cemetery. w. a,
HARRIET ELIZA srowELL,
Harriet Eliza S DWELL, wife of Pa
triarch William II. X. Stowell de-
parted this life March 9Th, 1897, at her
residence in Logan, Cache comfy, Utah.
She was born january 9th, 1913, in West
field, Chautauqua county, New Eork,and
with her parents in 1855 at
the time of the gold excitement in Cal
ifornia, but on account of the lateness OF
the season and tine delicate health of her
parents, they decided to stop al Provo
till the next spring Both OF them, how
ever, died during he winter. leaving five
orphan children homeless among strang-
ers.
Brother VIM. r. II. Stowell, a relative
of the father of these children, lived at
Fillmore, on learning of this, made haste
to Provo and took the children all homo
with him aud cared for them. They all
identified themselves with the Church of
jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints. In
1855 they moved TO ogden City, Utah |
where they resided till 1889. She was
married tho 18th OF August, 1860, and in
1889 moved with her family 10 Logan
and settled in tile, l'ihh ward, where she,
by her kind disposition and faithful labor
in tine Temple, Relief Society and Sun.
day school, won for herself tho high es-
TEEN of all her associates, AS she was an
ardent worker until hor health was un-
dermined by cancer in the lett breast.
The 20 h OF last May she underwent an
opera ion with the hopes Of conquering
the aflllction, but IL proved Of no avail,
and Bne bore her suffering with the
patience OF "a Job. Death came as
happy relief. She was faithful wife, an
afieotiona,e mother aud true Latter
day Saint. She leaves husband, six
children, five grandchildren and host
of friends 10 mourn her loss.
At the funeral services in tho NEE lug
house an oxcelont tribute was paid TO
her upright character by all the speakers. |
A large cor,ege followed her remains to
tho depot AZ She desired TO be laid TO
rest beside her twO children who had
preceded her, IN ,he family lot In the
Og1on come cry ~ INV OEuon hthtlOh
a great number OF her old friends and |
relalves awaited the arrival OF the FAINT
iy and accompanied them to see her
peacefully ald away In the silent tomb |
TO await u glorious resurrec ion --[CoM.
JOHN d. ALL RED.
HArcuTowN, garfield County, Utah,
March ~, lsD7-ln the dea h Of John !.
Alfred Utah has lost one Of her staunch
and tried citizens, aud the Church parts
with another of it, m0nIbers in mortality,
one who has LEFT the ranks here and ha,
gone to labor wi.h the hosts OF workers
beyond. Brother Alfred was born In
Bedford county, Tenn, September /,
1891. He joined the Church at The age Of
10, was familiar with tho prosecutions
through which tie Saints had TO pass In
early days He was well acquainted
wAA the Prophet Joseph smith, and