L. HENRY GOODRICH DIES AT HOME IN NAPLES WARD

Funeral services for Lewis Henry Goodrich, 82, Naples farmer and stockman, were conducted Wedndesday at noon in the Naples Ward chapel under the direction of the Naples Ward bishopric.

Mr. Goodrich died at his residence in Naples at 10 p.m. Sunday of causes incident to age. He was born June 27, 1870, in Washington County, a son of George Albert and Eliza Ann Taggart Goodrich.

He married Josephine Merrill Goodrich at the Logan Latter-Day Saint Temple, October 2, 1890. He came to the Uintah Basin at the age of fifteen and has lived at Naples since that time. He was an elder in the LDS Church.

He is survived by his wife, seven sons, Wallace, Charles, Delroy, Clark, Lyle, Ashley and Cliff Goodrich, all of Vernal; one daughter, Maude Anderson, Vernal; forty-one grandchildren, forty great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery.

-Vernal Express, January 1, 1953, transcrobed by Rhonda Holton
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Lewis Henry Goodrich

Lewis Henry Goodrich was fourth child born to Eliza Ann Taggart and George Albert Goodrich.

The other children at this time were George Leonard, Fannie and Mary Augusta. His parents had settled the Muddy area. The settlement where they lived was about one hundred miles south of St. George, Utah. Due to droughts and poor productivity of this area, the prophet told the people they could leave and go to other areas.

The family next moved to Morgan, Utah where they lived for fifteen years. When Lewis was about seventeen years of age they moved to Vernal, Uintah, Utah. Lewis' first schooling was in Morgan. He stated that his formal schooling was of short duration. Each student had to furnish his own books, slates and pencils. The students sat on long benches and held their slates on their laps. One of his teachers was his father's third wife, Rhoda Slade. He thought she was a wonderful woman.

While the family lived in Morgan, Lewis and three other boys spent many hours herding cows. One day they obtained some wagon grease and greased the rails that ran through Morgan for about one-half mile, then they hid in the willows and waited for the train. Soon a heavily loaded freight train came and the wheels slipped so badly on the grease that the train had to stop and the men on the train had to get out and put sand on the rails before they could go on.

Lewis loved to dance and play ball. He was hard to beat as a catcher and played many ball games.

The family moved to Vernal when the United States Marshal was searching out and putting in jail all men with more than one wife. They had heard about Ashley Valley, so decided to move there.

Lewis was considered a good-natured cheerful fellow, but he claimed he had a few fights in his younger days when he chose to fight to help someone he felt was being ridiculed or treated unfairly.

Lewis was married when he was twenty years old to Josephine Merrell on October 2, 1890 in the Logan Temple. Apostle Merrell married them.

The first night after their marriage in the temple they stayed at the home of Rodney Remington in Paradise, Utah. When they went to bed they found that the family had fixed the bed so it fell down. They went to Logan in a covered wagon and on their way home they spent one night with Rodney Badger, a cousin to Josephine's mother, Harriet Remington Merrell. Rodney Badger was married to John Taylor's sister.

Lou or L.H. as he was called, worked at many jobs. He farmed and freighted, He hauled freight into Vernal from the railroad station at Watson with a four-horse team. He hauled the first loads of freight into Vernal City. He worked for fifteen years at a sawmill for three men named Griffin, Johnson and Lybbert. He worked at the Bonanza shearing corral as a foreman for a few years.

His wife Josephine and their eldest daughter Gladys helped to cook for the men there. He sheared sheep for many years, using blade shears. Many times in the spring he took his boys and went shearing. They all learned to shear and tie wool at this time. He served as a Constable or peace officer for two years.

Lou was a charitable man and never found fault with others. He was called upon many times to bring a doctor or someone as he had a telephone and a good horse and buggy. He had lots of people stay at his home. At one time a family passing by the house in a wagon along the highway. They had a sick child. Lou took them in and helped the--complete strangers. After several weeks the child died. He helped bury the child, giving them a burial spot in his cemetery lot.

They had twelve children: Louis Merrill Goodrich, Porter Merrell Goodrich, Gladys Goodrich, Wallace Goodrich, Charles Goodrich, Delroy Goodrich, Clark Goodrich, Maud Goodrich, Lyle Henry Goodrich, Selma Hope Goodrich, Orval Ashley Goodrich and Clifton Goodrich.

Two of them, Lewis Merrell and Selma Hope died as children, but the other ten lived to maturity. When the oldest child was born, the doctor told Josephine that she couldn't have any more children, and that it would kill her. She had eleven others and was well enough to care for them and lived to be eighty-two years old.

When her son Porter's wife died of the flu, leaving four little girls, Josephine took them into her home and kept them for nine years until Porter married again.

They always worked hard and never had material wealth, but they loved their family and their family loved them. The children always loved to go home and eat a meal with Ma and Dad. They are all proud of their Goodrich name and heritage.
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FUNERAL SERVICES CONDUCTED FOR LEWIS H. GOODRICH

Funeral services for Lewis Henry Goodrich, 82, Naples, were conducted Wednesday noon in the Naples Ward chapel. Mr. Goodrich died at his home in Naples at 10 p.m. Sunday, December 28.

Prayer at the home prior to the services was offered by President Byron Goodrich. First song at the services was "Sometime We'll Understand," sung by a quartet.

Kimball Bascom offered the invocation. The quartet sang "In The Garden." Speakers were Victor Wilkins and Bishop LaVell Manwaring.

Mr. and Mrs. Verdin Goodrich sang "Whispering Hope." The quartet sang "Lead Me Gently Home Father." Benediction was offered by Vere Wilson. The grave in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery was dedicated by John Cook.

Members of the double quartet were Ella Goodrich, Maude Goodrich, Gwen Hollingsworth, Eula Southam, Verdin Goodrich, Lewis Haws, Jerome Goodrich and Lowe Goodrich.

Surviving Mr. Goodrich are his wife, Josephine Merrell Goodrich, Naples; seven sons, Wallace, Charles, Delroy, Clark, Lyle, Ashley and Cliff Goodrich, all of Vernal; one daughter, Maude Anderson, Vernal; one grandchild; forty great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and the following brothers and sisters, Byron Goodrich, Lucy Lind and Vilate Bodily, all of Vernal; Roy Goodrich, Roosevelt; Gardner, John, Fred and Leslie Goodrich, Bluebell; Leona Manwaring and Arthur Goodrich, Salt Lake City; Albert Goodrich, Moses Lake, Washington; Parley Goodrich, Tridell; Edith Case, Orem and Nellie Collett, Kaysville.

-Vernal Express, January 8, 1953, transcribed by Rhonda Holton

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