Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-07
FATHER WOODBURY's DEATH
The Deceased Was Well Known and
a Pioneer Of "a.

In tho death N Elder Thomas H.
Woodbury.. another pioneer has rsaa0d
90 the great beyond. and the communi-
~ has Loot one NJ ita honorrd members.
FOR he was beloved and respected by
OH who know him. Father Woodbury.
has been n faithful worker and has
lived 10 % good nFe being IN the Hey-
cnty.Hevuuih year u biz age. ITO cone
tractod a cold through getting wet on
Thursday last and was taken sick Cnr-
~ Friday morning. Tho cold settled
on hia lungs. and he continued o. grow
worse. Tie has been Ia poor health
fQr several years past. and owing 20
the dehilltHtod condition of bis system
was unable 10 rally from tho cold which
settled upon him, and he passed peace
fully away without o. strugFie. sur
rounded hy family and friends
Elder Thomas N. Woodbury. was m,
ron OF jeremiah and Elizabeth Bartlett.
md was born ut New Salon, Franklin
county. Mass. July 4 1872. iio ems
hraced tho Gospel IN the year ttti. have
Ing been baptized IN september u that
year. lie was married 10 Catherine n.
Haskell. on May \ ist2 and together
with his fathers family moved 20 Nau-
WOO the same year. where h. rented
n farm from Joseph Smith. 10 passed
through all the prosecutions Incident
10 lifu In Shuvno IN those days.
lie cmiErated 10 Utah IN istl, arriving
IN salt Lake valley Sept 20. On A. O.
SHOOTS Company. ana Geo. a. Wal.
| lnra'a nifty. iic made the wagon he
came iu. on leaving tho Old Fort no
took az hin residence on tho south side
Of the block on which hn resided az the
time af hlH death.
Elder Woodbury. was chosen na sec.
ond counselor 90 bishop WIN y. Per-
hinl IN 1852 and was ordained under
| the hands Of Hiahop Hunter and bishop
Perkins on Feb. 10. of that year lie
held this position until issi. whom hr
was called 90 80 90 southern Utah.
who're ho lived Tor about -iK years. AZ.
ter his return he inhofoi a. ward teach.
~. and on the 10Th ~ August. liza.
was chosen 90 counselor tn bishop WIN.
/ Thorn, which position he hold until tho
Father Woodbury. has been connected
| With the Sunday school since ~ first
/ Organization. and has held "a position
/ in the suprrintundrnry Tor "a great
/ many years. Ito w. always faithful
/ IN the Performance N hia duty and wa.
] greatly beloved and respected BY tho
Sunday school children a. we'll az nll
! others with whom be- associated.
Thomas ~. Woodbury. Wa ono of the
first nurHerymen On Utah. and fof many
| years conducted the Pioneer nursery.
! His special mission 20 southern Utah
WaA 90 start a nursery. which mission
he FULFILLED, ana he supplied that part
~ the country with trees lie was /,
member OF the Horticultural society
for Iona time, and took an active
part therein,
Father Woodbury. leaves numerous
poaterlty. Two sons ana ono daughter
ana tWonty-aeVen grandchildren sur.
yiye him. Two ~ he brothers arr al
- living, William who resides IN Chi.
caro-, ana John = whose home h IN VI
George. Utah. Ills sons arc John M
Woodbury., of Granger Salt Lake oaun.
~ and Thomas ~ Woodbury. Jr. oi
Fast Waterloo It's daughter IL Nary
q, Stay, N NH Greek. Ills two wives
ana 1ve children and nine granirhiid.
rem preceded him 10 tho other world
ana In hiH last hours he talked OF thosa
who had gone before 60 proparc a place
! for him.
The funeral services viii be- hold n
The IN ward meeting house on Thufa.
day nt ! ,, M Friends who desire ff
View the remains may call M hIa lHt,
residence. No, iit south TiHt Wr1
street, between the hours of n am. nnt
i2iao pm. tomorrow,