OBITUARIES/DEATH NOTICES for Millard County, Utah     Brunson Died, of congestive chills, at the residence of her son in Fillmore City, Millard County, July 31st, 1879, Marriet, relict of Seymour Brunson and daughter of Wm. H. Could and Hulda Gillmore. Born, Aug. 2nd 1802, ?ector, Seneca County, N.Y.. She was baptized by Hyrum Smith in 1831 and moved with her husband to Jackson County in 1836, being among those who suffered persecution at the hands of Missourians. They moved to Far West in 1838 and finally with the rest of the Saints, left the state of Missouri in the year 1839 and moved to Quincy, IL; finally beating at Nauvos, Hancock County, where her husband died in 1840. Seymour Brunson held the office of colonel in the Nauvoo Legion and was a member of the High Council. He was buried with military honors. In the year 1841, Sister Brunson was married to John Elmer. She had five children by the first husband and two by her second husband. They moved to Council Bluffs in 1846 and arrived in Salt Lake City in the fall of 1851. Since arriving in the valleys of the mountains, she lived at Provo and Payson until Elmer died and since resided with her son Lewis Brunson in Fillmore. Source: Deseret News - August 13, 1879 Submitted and transcribed by Candi H. Memmott Died, at Scipio, Millard county, Oct. 20th, 1866, John Memmott, of lung fever, aged 43 years, eight months, three weeks and six days. Born February 2d, 1822, at Aston, Yorkshire, England. He died in full faith of the Gospel. Source: Salt Lake Daily Telegraph - December 22, 1866 Submitted and transcribed by Marla Zwakman Roberts Mrs. E. R. Roberts, 279 Seventh East street, has received word that her son, C. Herbert Roberts, 31 years old, has died from influenza at Lynndyl, Utah. Roberts leaves a widow and two children. Source: Salt Lake Telegram - November 8, 1918 Submitted and transcribed by Marla Zwakman Stark At Deseret, Millard County, September 10th, 1886, of paralysis, Elsie Stark, born June 22nd, 1827. Deceased embraced the Gospel in Sweden in 1857, and died in full faith. Source: Deseret News - September 29, 1886 Submitted and transcribed by Marla Zwakman Woodard At Kanosh, Millard, Utah, December 3, 1885, of dropsy and inflammation of the lungs, Ann Granger Woodard, wife of Jabez Woodard; born November 24, 1818, at Sydenham, Kent, England. Source: Deseret News - December 16, 1885 Submitted and transcribed by Marla Zwakman Holsey Mrs. Albert Holsey of Kanosh, Utah, died at her home in that city on last Saturday according to word received in Salt Lake today. Mrs. Holsey is the sister of Samuel Dorrity, deputy United States marshal, in Salt Lake. Mrs. Holsey was 33 years old. She died after only a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and a son. She is also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Dorrity of Kanosh, and her brother, Samuel of Dorrity of this city. Mr. Dorrity left for Kanosh yesterday to attend the funeral services. Source: Salt Lake Telegram - June 17, 1918 Submitted and transcribed by Marla Zwakman     Visit our National Site This Webpage has been created exclusively for the Genealogy Trails History Project ©2011 Submitters retain all copyrights