The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-07
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DOW CITY ITEMS
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Saturday at the Paul Wight home in
Council Bluffs occurred the death Of
Romanan Wight. The remains were
brought here Sunday and taken to the
!. home Of his son, a.. ]. Wight. During
d the past two weeks he had been grad
nally nearing deaths door which to
him was a great relief as he had been
/ h sufferer for many years.
Elder ROmanan Wight, son OF Ly-
mon Wight, was born at Freder1cks-
burg, Gillespie county, Texas, Jan. 10,
1851, and died at the home Of his son,
Paul p, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug.
Il 8, 1918, aged 81 years, months and
d II days.
He was united in marriage to Miss
4 bertha Adele Holcomb, Jan. II, 1877,
and to this union three children were
born, two sons and one daughter, the
daughter having preceded her father
to the land Of rest several years ago.
The sons are Arch j., of Dow City, and
I Paul P., OF Council Bluffs.
Elder Wight s mother died when he
was but an infant, but he fOndly cher
ished in memory his foster mother,
Mary Ann Jenkins. He came to Iowa
from Texas with this good woman and
family and located at Gallands Grove,
Shelby county in August, 1860, where
he made his home until the fall Of
& 1900, when he and his family located
sAt Dow City where he has made his
u home ever since.
He was baptized into Christ at Gal
lands Grove at the age Of IL years, by
Elder John A. Mcintosh, and he has
been a consistent and worthy member
~ the Reorgapized Church of Jesus
4 Christ Of Latter Day Saints ever
since.
His work as religious instructor
commenced at Gallands Grove when
he was chosen superintendent of the
Gallands Grove Sunday school,. Later
he was chosen superintendent of the
Gallands Grove district Sunday school
I association, which position he held for
some time with credit to himself.
His work as minister Of the gospel
commenced in October, 1892, when he
was ordained to the Office of priest,
the Gallands Grove church. He was
4 tober, 1897, and in April, 1901, he was
promoted to the Office Of seventy,
which made him travelling mission
airy for his church, and in 1902 he was
y chosen as one OF the presidents of that
order of ministers. During the time
he served his church as a missionary
he slabored in Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota and in Texas.
While in Texas he was very sick
and had to return home after only a
few months absence, from which time
he never fully regained his health.
About the year 1905 began the awful
affliction Ia form of paralysis) which
I has since confined him to his home,
+ growing worse and worse until he be-
came as helpless as a babe; and thus,
for thirteen long years he has been
q constant though patient sufferer,
though he ever manifested a living
faith in Christ and His power to- save.
\ and wished that he might be released
from suffering that he might be with
Christ to enjoy his loving favor.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Saints church, Dow City, Monday,
Aug. 5. 1918.4at 2.3O n. M. nv Elder
H Charles n ]Rntterworth and his sre.
Il mains were Inferred in the Dow civ
Scemeterv - await tha RESURRECTION 70
4 the lust. The bereayed ones have the
sincerest sympathy of all
S A vernon the infant son If Mr. ana
Il Mrs Law Baber. was taken nlite sick
gt the latter part of the week, but at the
! present writing the little one IS i'm