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OBITUARIES/DEATH NOTICES Rhoda Wonfor Barnes At Lehi, Oct. 15th, 1879, of apoplexy, Rhoda Wonfor, wife of Charles Barnes, born Nov. 23d, 1830, in Cambridge, England; embraced the gospel in 1845 and emigrated to Utah in 1854. She was a faithful Latter-day Saint, wife and mother. Millennial Star please copy. [Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Wed., Oct. 29, 1879 - Transcribed by C. Horton] John Benson AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, born Nov. 23d, 1830, in Cambridge, England; John Benson had been suffering with constipation for some time, and in an endeavor to get relief he went to the drug store of which G. W. Rigby is proprietor and asked for Epsom salts. He was informed by Druggist Rigby that he did not have any, but recommended rochelle salts as being just as desirable. These Benson bought, on the druggist's recommendation, and proceeded home. In the presence of his wife and familv he took an average sized dose. Within fifteen minutes Benson was writhing in convulsions. Dr. Egihan was immediately called, but was unable to do anything for the suffering man. who died shortly after the doctor's arrival. On examination of the remaining salts the doctor discovered that it was not rochelle salts at all, but antimony tartrate, a deadly poison, which had been given him. Druggist Rigby, in explaining the mistake, stated that it had been made by a former owner of the drug store, who had carelessly placed the deadly drug in a bottle designed and labeled for the rochelle salts, not having changed the label to correspond with the contents. [Salt Lake Telegram, October 3, 1904 - Transcribed by Barb Ziegenmeyer] Wm. Brown Brockbank Died, in Spanish Fork city, on the 4th inst., of croup, Wm. Brown Brockbank, aged 5years, 8months and 1? days. -Mill Star please copy [Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Feb. 3, 1861 - Transcribed by Candi H.] Gerald “Gerry” Mae Ogle NEWSPAPER: unknown DATE: November 1959 Submitted by Kathie Marynik Gerry M. K. Ogle PROVO - Mrs. Gerry Mae Kopp Ogle, 45, 158 N. 100 West, died Thursday at 7:30 AM at her home of a heart attack. Born Nov. 4, 1914, Cedar City to Joseph and Margaret Corlett Kopp. Married to Robert A. Ogle on July 3, 1945. Attended Cedar City schools, graduated from Branch Agricultural College. Moved to Provo in 1948. Member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors: husband, son, Donald Lee, daughter, Patricia Ann Ogle, all Provo; a brother, a sister, a half-brother, two half-sisters. Funeral Saturday, 2 PM, Berg Drawing Room Chapel, where friends may call Friday, 6-8 PM and Saturday prior. Burial Provo City Cemetery. Mary Sutton Died suddenly on the 20th of Nov., at the residence of Elder A. F. McDonald, Provo, Mary, relict of the late John Sutton, of Nephi, aged 71 years. [Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Wed. Dec. 15, 1869 - Transcribed by Candi H.] James Charles Simkins NEWSPAPER: Iron County Record, Cedar City DATE: March 30, 1933 Submitted by Kathie Marynik Former Cedar Man Dies In Springville James Charles Simkins, 74, of Springville, a brother of Wm. Simkins of Cedar City, died Thursday night at his home following a stroke that he suffered two weeks ago. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon with burial made in the Evergreen cemetery in Springville. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simkins and Mrs. Adrian Haight left Saturday morning to be in attendance at the funeral Sunday. James Simkins was born at Cedar City August 20, 1858, a son of James C. and Mary Walker Simkins, but had lived in Springville for the past 30 years. He had always been active in LDS church work, being a high priest at the time of his death. He married Emily Jane Gunn in the St. George temple in 1879. Besides his brother William, the deceased is survived by his widow and eight sons and daughters: James T. Simkins, Provo; Mrs. Thomas Garner, Salt Lake; Mrs. Roy Harrington, Mrs. C. W. Bushard, Mrs. Will Phillips, Mrs. Arthur Taylor, George and Ray Simkins, Springville; 12 grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. John G. Armstrong, Murray. This Webpage has been created exclusively for the Genealogy Trails History Project ©2009

Rhoda Wonfor Barnes
At Lehi, Oct. 15th, 1879, of apoplexy, Rhoda Wonfor, wife of Charles Barnes, born Nov. 23d, 1830, in Cambridge, England; embraced the gospel in 1845 and emigrated to Utah in 1854. She was a faithful Latter-day Saint, wife and mother. Millennial Star please copy.
[Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Wed., Oct. 29, 1879 - Transcribed by C. Horton]

John Benson
AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, born Nov. 23d, 1830, in Cambridge, England; John Benson had been suffering with constipation for some time, and in an endeavor to get relief he went to the drug store of which G. W. Rigby is proprietor and asked for Epsom salts. He was informed by Druggist Rigby that he did not have any, but recommended rochelle salts as being just as desirable. These Benson bought, on the druggist's recommendation, and proceeded home. In the presence of his wife and familv he took an average sized dose. Within fifteen minutes Benson was writhing in convulsions. Dr. Egihan was immediately called, but was unable to do anything for the suffering man. who died shortly after the doctor's arrival.
On examination of the remaining salts the doctor discovered that it was not rochelle salts at all, but antimony tartrate, a deadly poison, which had been given him. Druggist Rigby, in explaining the mistake, stated that it had been made by a former owner of the drug store, who had carelessly placed the deadly drug in a bottle designed and labeled for the rochelle salts, not having changed the label to correspond with the contents.
[Salt Lake Telegram, October 3, 1904 - Transcribed by Barb Ziegenmeyer]

Wm. Brown Brockbank
Died, in Spanish Fork city, on the 4th inst., of croup, Wm. Brown Brockbank, aged 5years, 8months and 1? days. -Mill Star please copy
[Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Feb. 3, 1861 - Transcribed by Candi H.]

James Charles Simkins
NEWSPAPER: Iron County Record, Cedar City
DATE: March 30, 1933
Submitted by Kathie Marynik
Former Cedar Man Dies In Springville
James Charles Simkins, 74, of Springville, a brother of Wm. Simkins of Cedar City, died Thursday night at his home following a stroke that he suffered two weeks ago. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon with burial made in the Evergreen cemetery in Springville. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simkins and Mrs. Adrian Haight left Saturday morning to be in attendance at the funeral Sunday.
James Simkins was born at Cedar City August 20, 1858, a son of James C. and Mary Walker Simkins, but had lived in Springville for the past 30 years. He had always been active in LDS church work, being a high priest at the time of his death. He married Emily Jane Gunn in the St. George temple in 1879. Besides his brother William, the deceased is survived by his widow and eight sons and daughters: James T. Simkins, Provo; Mrs. Thomas Garner, Salt Lake; Mrs. Roy Harrington, Mrs. C. W. Bushard, Mrs. Will Phillips, Mrs. Arthur Taylor, George and Ray Simkins, Springville; 12 grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. John G. Armstrong, Murray.