Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-16
DEATH ANGEL DARKENS
FOUR HOMES IN ONE WEEK
John Hymas. Bear Lake Pioneer. Mrs. Henry
Parker, Mrs. Claude TippetS and Mrs. E,
Won AIlmen Answer Final Summons.

Another pioneer OF Bear Lake val
10y was removed from the stage Of
life on Thursday evening. Nov. s.
when John Hymas OF Liberty. closed
hts eyes In eternal sleep, Death was
caused from kidney trouble aud 9th
or ailments incident 20 old age. and
while he had been quite feeble for
some time past. ha was able to be
about the house up 10 within two
days OF his death.
John Hymas was born at RAhiegh.
England. on Sept. 1. isas. Al the
age OF Is he accepted the Eoapol AZ
taught by the Latter Day Saints and
was haptised IN May. 1854. In Feb.
ruary. 1855. he hade his parents
goodbye and sailed from Liverpool
for America. landing Rt New York on
March "a. He obtained work on
Long Island NJ $6 a month. In 1861
he came to Omaha, where he ioinOd
company en-route 20 salt Lake. and
drove an OK team across the plains
AZ Omaha he met MIas Mary Ann
PitmAn. to whom he was married Ia
Salt Lake on Nov, 10, 1851. he then
being 22 years old and his brido Is.
In the fall OF 1861 the parents OF
both joined them in Salt Lake.
In 1854 this little group % pao-
pie made their way 10 Bear Lake
valley. camping At Paris for y abort
time and then proceeding 60 the point
which is now known aa Liberty
There Mr., Hymas made for himself
and wife q home and there ha resided
until hls death. The young couple
experienced the hRrdships Of pioneer
life. The winters were severe and
at times their supply Of food wa
scant. consisting OF bran bread
cracked wheat and boiled fsh
Ten children we're born % Mr. ane
Mira. Hymas. as follows: John W
Mary A.. Joseph a.. BENJAMIN r.
Hyrum H.. Clara d.. Cahd4e g.. Ar
thur J.. Alice L.. and David NJ. MIN.
days after the birth OF David. th'
homo was deprived OF the wife ane
mother. who passed away On Jan. a2
1873. Although left with the car
OF ten children. Mr. Hymaa kept th'
entire family at home. with the 81
ception OF the infant son, who va
reared BY Grandma Davis OF Paris.
Under these naedfuI condition
Providence provided another faith
ful companion for Mr.. HymAs ia th
person Of Mary J. Watkins. 10 whom
he was married in Salt Lake on oe,
24. 1878. This wife also bore hlH
ton children, "a follows: Thomas ~
Martha u, Bertha A.. Rebecca N
Charles E.. Emily E.. wiifoFd w
Lottie. Melvin NJ. and Mabel OF th
ten sons and ten daughters Ia III
two families. all are living ezcep
four. There are los grandchildren
"a great grandchildren. eight sonS+in
Law and ton daughterm-in-iAw. mat
Ing a total In the family of iTs, 20
the past twenty years the famIl
have met in reunion II the old HON
. on Sept. let 70 honor and bless thel
father and receive from him firm bu
fatherly advice.
The faithful wife and the Is chi
:. dren we're at the bedside when tho en-
came peacefully 70 the one whoI
:. all had loved and honored.
!. Funeral services we're held az IN
j Liberty meeting house on Sunaa,
Nov. Il. Bishop Vim. Morgan preals
iag. Opening prayer vas offered ;
Bhhop James Poulson. TAe speaker
we're George Humphreys 81 Part
Joseph Derricott. Bishop MoFenl
n Presidents !. n. Shepherd and Wn
4 l.. Rich. Each one paid ; high tril
h uis 70 the deceased. and referred
!. his life'a devotion 70 bic family So
i church.
A. intervals the following sont
II we're rendered by a quartet eompos'
> Of Joseph r., Russell and Lott
, Shepherd and Geoorgs ,. spence
20 Lord. Responsive 20 Thy Call
% MY Father Knows" ABIDE w
4 Ne" and '~rhy WIN be Done.
The closing prayer was offered
Al silas Wright. and the gFate waa a
" ieated b. James HymAa.
10 Mr.. Hymas made provision in
= viii for the distribution % his pre-
81 srty. each child 20 receive an eqt
share.
Il had long been the wish Of :
5. Hymas 20 live 70 80 al o. his "a