Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-13

ya.n She was born 10 sutta' -ln-Ash-
| Ted. NottinghamHiIfc. England. Febru.
Z AIRY n. tNlt. ana when "a child Uni-
grated with her parents tu canada. She
returned o. England when about twcu-
" years of axe, where she married
MI George Marriott on April 3. is&s.
I thc lulnHd The Mormon Chu u ln 1850
ana Always had an open hand f1r tho
cause. For siN years she Kept an 0pln
Z house Tor all Elders, and thru Tor four
years kept the conference house at MOI
bingham In 1896, accompanied ~ her
husband ana daughtor, she came 60
utah. whore she has since resided.
The furcral services were held In the
Sandy ward meeting house under the
direction u bishop james Jensen. On
Tuesday. net iifh. 4 number nf
speakers bIrc testimony O. her exccl-
lent chHractvt and faith ln The Gospel
among Wh1Yt were Brothers Huualey
and stfluFfeduw, who had been well
Acquainted with the family la England.
and had pariakcn ~ their hlHpNnty
while iahDrlnE IN the missionary noId.
brother W. g. BurEln. recently ~.
turned from England. testified 30
hearing ~ shc same ihinEa IN their Old
home yet. ana O. lnH knowledge 0f her
fulthfuluuaa during rcccnt years. while
others alnp spoke 10 the same effect.
The remains were laid 90 rest ia che
sandy cemetery.
Mlllennial star. please cory.
WILLIAM WALLACE DAMRoN.
Elder william Wallace Damron. who
died az Thatcher. Graham county. AnE.
On sunday. october .. 1895. Of general
q Hlilliy. after an Illness % eleven days,
Wun a son % John and Sarah ShuiiE
bamrun. and was born In Ws.klcy
county Tennessee. March % 1855 AZ
an early age biz parents moved 10 Tex
a., whore h. rHfidfd untu ikjG.
brother Dawson was baptized In
January, 1856, BY Elder Ben L. Clapp.
add soon after rmiFratcd 20 salt Lake
Guy, Utah, whore be- engaged In farm
inE and teaching school. Having been
raised lu the South he WIS never sails
ned with a northern climate. He emil
grated 70 Arizona, arriving az Pima on
November %, 1883, when the valley VIVA
but a desert wilderness: since his az.
rival he engaged IN forming. merchan.
disinE and teaching school, be-
sides holding a number OF public
uiuces, The duties " which he faith.
fully and alphabetically discharged. For
ten years he held the position of post.
master " Thatcher, he was elected
county treasurer m 1855. aud again In
100 H. was elected probate judge
In 1879 and again iu 1890. which POSI-.
ton b. occupied 90 the time Of his
death. ana BILE name appears upon the
Democratic ticket aH the regular noml-
nee Tor tho SAME oflCs at the coming
election.
brother Damon was married In 1851
90 Hester EIlz1hlih Ray % Fillmore.
Millard county Utah. eleven children
have blessed thls union. OF whom nine
are living % comfort a.d console the
mother IN her hour of trial.
Brother Damfon has been a faithful
ana earnest worker In The cause 81 OUT
religion, and passed away beloved by
ALL both rich and pu1r OF the last ID
may be- said BE- followed the divine
teaching. Ask and 80 shall receive"
and many q family has reason 90 rice
ana bless his name.
The funeral services took place nj
the academy In Thatcher. which was
hlifd Go Overlooking by the people ~
this and che surrounding towns, who
followed the body 20 lts final restlng
place.