▁was ▁entitled ▁to ▁exclusive ▁control ▁over ▁all ▁properties ▁and ▁records , ▁including ▁the ▁Cl ither all ▁meeting house . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁r uling , ▁the ▁meeting house ▁had ▁been ▁serving ▁as ▁F let cher ' s ▁church ▁headquarters ▁and ▁sole ▁branch . ▁ ▁Following ▁F let cher ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁organization ▁reun ited ▁with ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁church , ▁and ▁the ▁True ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist . ▁ ▁Er le ▁Wh iting ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁long ▁before ▁the ▁sch ism ▁issues ▁described ▁above ▁were ▁settled . ▁ ▁Children ▁Er le ▁Wh iting ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Bl anche ▁had ▁four ▁children : ▁ ▁D ais y ▁Ev ang eline ▁ ▁I da ▁Ad ella ▁ ▁Ivan ▁Er le , ▁Jr ▁Be ul ah ▁Ger tr ude ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁leaders ▁Category : L ead ers ▁in ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁( C ut ler ite ) ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ot ter ▁T ail ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Independ ence , ▁Missouri <0x0A> </s> ▁was ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁province ▁located ▁in ▁H ok ka id ō . ▁ ▁It ▁correspond ed ▁to ▁modern - day ▁I sh ik ari ▁Sub p ref ect ure ▁minus ▁Ch it