Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-15
EDWARD MceREcoR PATTERSON


Church May 2s, 1858. being the first
In his fathers household to accept the
gospel. In 1852 he came to Utah. tho
following year becoming a pioneer of
Bear Lake valley. Idaho. settling in
Bloomington, at which place he rcsid
ed the remainder OF his life He was
q good citizen. devoted Church man
beloved by all who knew him. He filled
a two years mission to England. He was
a member OF the bishopric from Oct.
81. 1895 until his death. and was also
ward clerk for many years. His trade
was that OF q carpenter, and many are
the comfortable homes which are
monuments of his industry and good
workmanship. Three years ago his
wife Sarah died leaving six children.
He is survived by his wife Mary. four
sons. 10 daughters. 10 grandchildren,
two brothers and sister.
Millennial Star please copy.
WILLIAMS, JANE lat her home
In Emery, Emery county. Utah. Jane
l.. Williams, wife of T. A. Williams.
died Nov. 15, 1909. of heart-trouble
and other complications after about
two weeks severe illness. She is the
mother of 13 children, six of whom
are living, five daughters and one son.
all married: so grandchildren and one
great-grandchild also survive. She
was a faithful Latter-day Saint, an
energetic worker in the Relief so
ciety, and had an exceptionally strong
clear voice, and sang for many years
In the choirs at Ephraim, Mayfleld.
Fremont and Emery, covering about
As years She was born at Winter
all the privations OF the early set
tiers of Utah.
COOK, MARK PAT the Layton
f11 hoy ~
p Cook of Syracuse. Davis county,
Utah, died OF typhoid fever. He was
the son of Amos and Mary Frances
Feel Cook, born in Bountiful, Sept.
9, 1880, where he lived for "a years
He filled mission to Great Britain
from Oct. 1902, to Dec. 1904. laboring
In the Bristol conference where he
left many friends. After returning
home, on March 80. 1865 he married
Miss Laura Clark of Pennington. who
with three little girls, the youngest
only 10 days old, are left to mourn
the loss of a kind and loving husband
and father. Three years ago Bro. Cook
moved to Syracuse, where he made
his home and acted as ward clerk.
Short funeral services were held at
his homo Friday q. m. Dec. 10, on ac-
count of his wife's illness after which
the body was brought to Bountiful.
where impressive services were held
in the tabernacle at p. m. Sunday
Dec 10. Elder Cook leaves, besides
his wife and children, father. mother.
three brothers and seven sisters to
mourn his demise.
FOUTIN, MRS. CHARLES-The
death of Mrs. Charles Foutin, which oc-
CURED at Elsinore. Monday afternoon,
Dec. 1S, has cast gloom over the en-
tire community as she was the mother
OF nine children and was woman VINO
was loved by all who knew her. Sne
has for several months been troubled
with stomach trouble but her condltion
was not thought serious until about q
week ago, when she was suddenly taken
sick with pneumonia and gradually
grew worse until relieved by death. She
was born in Denmark, AZ years ago, and
Is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Larsen. The parents embraced the
Mormon religion there and emigrated to
Utah with their family. They located
in Ephraim where they remained for
three years after which they moved
to Elsnore where they have since
lived. She married some time after and
was tho mother OF IA children, five OF
them having preceded her to the great
beyond Three of her children arc
married. one daughter living IN Granger.
one daughter in Monroe and son Nv
ing in Richfield.
Mrs. Foutin always took an active
part In religious and social circles, and
will bo greatly missed by all.
DAVIS, GEORGE PRESTON-At
Salem, Utah. Dec. 10, 1903, George Pres
ton Davis, son of Henry and Rachel
Hunter Davis departed this life. cause
of death being old age and general
debility. He was born In Knoxville.
was baptized into the Church of Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints, in Nauvoo,
Ill, May 20, 1s42 He worked q long
while on the erection OF the temple of
that place, and shared with the saints
in their mobbings and prosecutions of
with his fathers family in 1S49, and
on Dec. 9. 1850 he was married to
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis. who died in
1870. They had six children born to
them. OF whom four survive. On July
%. 1873. hc married Mary Haxel, who
died April 80. this year. She bore him
13 children. Of whom five survive He
was q Jealous Church member. He was
a resident OF Springville, Utah county,
some eight years before he came to
Salem in 1855. where he till recently
has followed the occupation OF a farm
OF. In the Indian troubles OF the
earlier settling OF this state he took
an active part as a protector OF life
ana homo and was q member OF the
Black Hawk War. veterans.
STEWART. RANDOLPH HOCKA-
DAY--At Moab, Grand county, Utah.
Dec. 6. Randolph Hockaday Stewart |
died Of catarrh of the throat. He was
born In North Carolina, July 20, 1854. |
He was ono OF tho pioneers Of AZ; with |
his parents he came TO Utah In the sec |
ond party of that year. Although he |
was but 1s years of age. he drove an
OK team the entire distance across the
plains to Salt Lake City. The carly
part Of his life was spent In northern
Utah and southern Idaho. While vet
a young man, he was called as bishop
to preside over ward in Rich county.
This ward was later given the name of
Randolph in honor OF Bishop Stewart
He remained bishop of Randolph until
1879, when he moved to Huntington.
Emery county. whero he spent one year.
In 1881 no was chosen as bishop of
Moab and moved his family there, when
rhere were but four or I'VE other fam
lies in the settlement. He continued as
bishop of Moab ward for II years. Ho
had much to do with Its early develop
mcrt and reclamation. At ono timc fio
owned almost all of the present town.
Site. He was always generous to a