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CEDAR CITY — Isaac C. Haight, noted Mormon pioneer and Cedar City's first mayor, was reburied last week in his former hometown alongside three of his five wives, just over 137 years after his death.
"In all honesty, this is a day I never thought would happen," descendant Lane Peterson said as he delivered his welcoming remarks before dozens of people gathered at Cedar City Cemetery for the hourlong graveside service Sept. 16.
"I do apologize if I've not been able to contact every descendant," Peterson said. "There are thousands of us. And I'm grateful for all those who donated and assisted to make this day a reality."
137 years after his death, pioneer Isaac C. Haight's body to be moved from Arizona to Cedar City
One hundred thirty-seven years after his death, Mormon pioneer Isaac C. Haight is finally coming home.Haight's remains, which had been reduced to an assortment of bone fragments, were disinterred on Sept. 6 at a cemetery in Thatcher, Arizona, where Haight died on Sept. 8, 1886, at age 73.
Ten days after the disinterment, in Cedar City, Haight's bones were contained in a small white casket adorned with a large bouquet of yellow flowers next to the grave in front of Haight's stone marker, which had also been transported from Thatcher.
