Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-18
OBITUARY.


AfAN IL lla ANaisHs
David Peters died at Three Nile.
Utah Sunday. juno ig. 1888. at the
fipr age of ss Year. and o months.
lie was born nt HlrleOh. McrIonoth-
shire. North wales March 10. 1910
During his youth hs followed the buai-
mes or cording and spinning and com-
msuc,d business Tor himself 10 the age
" go. at Flstlnor. about twenty miles
from hsl birthplace. a. tha are uf 90
years be- married Laura J. DAVIS, ana
un June "a. 1876, hH aud hlH vito wore
baptized into the church by Elder Abel
Evans IN the winter ni tki1 De- sold his
UttIr factory and loo March with the
first company 90 iHttrr-dHy Saints
from Wales be- started Cor California,
ua these parts were then known. urrlv-
Ing at Salt Lake citv Zoe November uf
that year In lAi2 hr came 90 hoXoldsr
in company with other Welsh people
and located lu what wns afterwards
called the welsh settlement and In tho
spring pf 1858 be- moved his family
there A. there was considerable danger
from tho Indians the settlers moved
into r. fort erected. just north NJ the
present location " the Third ward
meeting house. After The danger was
past ard the city was plated hD built
uu lot la the First ward residing
there number ~ wears. but later
moycdt 20 Thrro MUr.whi,h was his rea-
idrnuc nc the time uf his death.
There Dr. let surviving him bis aged
wife. six children. forty grandchildren
u.l twenty -four rrrat grandchildren,
although naturally VI % retiring dis
position. b. hHH always been active ln
deytiupInE the country u has had hut
little FlrkuUHH tho past NffY years and
was able 90 dress himself the day be-
fore his death.
Tho funeral services were held Mon,
day. 1uur ~. 1898, lu the Three Nile
meeting house. The speakers wsrl
bishop james Nelson. Jonah Matthias
| VIM, Evans John u. Roberts. John
Evans ~. .d"ut i,udFcr ClnwHon and
| VIM, l.. Watkins ~ the stake prrHl'
| drncy. who Bl h1re strong testimony
of hls sterling qualities, hlH honesty
ana charity fu 10. poor
| The r"mI.uH wUrH lnll away In tht
| cemetery In this city ana were fol.
lowed hy 10 large cortcgc " relatives
and friends
Died. pt 10 o'clock .. M, May 20. 1895
90 MUnnu lilhu l'phrhlm Scott, agvi
% year. ~ months and q days nftel
| long and patient suffering Nearly
| year ago ilwfhrr Scott had mn opera
ton performed for cancer or nehlrroul
| tumnr which lH rarely cured All ina
medical sk.il loving relatives an,
| friends could no has been done but thl
hand of death could be no lonEe
| stayed.
| Funeral services were conducted Sun
day nt ! o'clock y. m. by bishop w
y. stephens. whose remarks We're en-
PERTAINING md comforting 90 all.
inHtruciIuT and consOllng remark
were also made hy Elders Hart %
Menan ana ~ Bramwell ~ i.ewlHylll
and prrst lybse ~ Willow Creek
brother Scott was highly respected b
an. as was manifest hy the large con
course OF friends and relatives VIII
followed h|H remains 10 their last rest
ing place A pathetic scene was the MI
| brothers OF tha deceased acting aH pail
bearers Tho funeral procession ~ Owe
| sixty vehicles was headed by m
| Menan hrlH band shay heavens choic
est hlgssIur. ALWAYS be- with the fam
lly Of the deceased Is the prayer q
an.
IL ~ Uumuted there were 200 rclh
lives nt Ih. funeral
Brother SCOTT leaves n wife and g.
children lIH was the son of job
Scott. better known nH Colonel job
Scott vh" was r. body guard ~ IN
r Prophet 4 rh Smith during the perH,
BUTTONS lt Ntuvuo,