Daughter of Robert Dye (1822-1887)
and Harried Coman (1822-1863)
Married James Lovett Bunting May 15 1859 in S-Lk S-Lk territory of Ut (Ut)

It was the last day of January, 1843. In Wymondham, Norfolk, England, at half past ten, a baby girl was born to Robert Dye, a shoemaker, and his wife, Harriet Coman Dye. They named her Harriet, after her mother. When she was about age five, her parents were baptized, part of a twelve-member branch of the LDS church in Wymondham. Harriet was baptized and confirmed at nine years old. The next year, the Dye family left England on the ship Golconda, with a few hundred Saints. Two months later, they arrived in New Orleans. A wagon train brought them to Utah, where they farmed to support themselves. They lived in a tent for a time, until they built a cottage, and established lawn, trees, and roses.
Harriet was educated, and grew to be a pretty young lady, with blond hair and a lovely soprano voice. When she was sixteen, her father hired a 26-year old James Lovett Bunting, who boarded at their home. James was also from England, a convert to the gospel who had served a mission before leaving his homeland. He courted Harriet for a year. They were married the next spring, and were sealed 2 years later in the Endowment House. Twelve children were born to them, but several died very young.
James and Harriet and their growing family were called to Kanab, Utah. They left their relatives and traveled by mule team. They lived in an adobe house. Harriet served as Kanab Stake Relief Society president, and finished bearing and raising her children. While James was gone on a second mission to England, their home was lost to fire.
In her life, Harriet served in Sunday School, choirs, and Relief Society. She accompanied James on his third mission to England, where they organized the first Relief Society and M.I.A. in the British Mission. At age 49, Harriet was called to the General Relief Society Board, but would only serve in this capacity for a short time. Returning home from October Conference, she caught cold, from which she never recovered. In January, her illness became pneumonia. Five days before her 50th birthday, she passed peacefully from this life. This beloved lady is buried in the Kanab Cemetery.
Harriet had a cheerful, patient attitude, and would comfort others to heal her own heartaches.
(Sources: Familysearch.org, and Andrew Jenson's Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, and life sketch by Fannie Cram.)