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Bodies are removed from Texas ranch that used to belong to FLDS polygamous sect, spurring second funeral for Warren Jeffs' second wife

Salt Lake Tribune | September 3, 2018

Related Topics: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Warren Jeffs, Funeral, Sect, West Texas, Wife, Centennial Park group, Latter Day Saint movement, Texas, Las Vegas

A lot of people who couldn’t go to Barbara Jeffs’ first funeral back in 2004 attended her second one, 14 years later, on Thursday.

Her daughter Rachel Jeffs said about 130 people turned out to a family plot in Centennial Park, Ariz. The crowd included some of Barbara Jeffs’ children, grandchildren, siblings and at least one of her sister wives.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune These aerial views of the YFZ (Yearning for Zion) Ranch outside of Eldorado, Texas, were taken on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, just days after law enforcement officers raided the FLDS compound. A handful of residents remained on the property, along with a large number of officers who were still conducting operations.
Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune These aerial views of the YFZ (Yearning for Zion) Ranch outside of Eldorado, Texas, were taken on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, just days after law enforcement officers raided the FLDS compound.
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