Mrs. Hancock, 85, died at 6:50 AM in the Fruita Hospital after an illness of three months. She was born May 14, 1884 at Eureka, Kansas. Her parents, Garfield County pioneers, came to this area when she was small child. She lived in various parts of the county and graduated from Garfield County High school.
Her marriage was at Antlers on May 25, 1902. Her husband was a stone mason and contractor. The couple resided in Glenwood Spring for several years while their children were in school in the 1930's. They later moved to Silt where Mr. Hancock died in 1945.
Mrs. Hancock had lived since then in Fruita with a daughter, Mrs. A. H. 'Wilma' Bierschied.
Other survivors include daughters, Mrs. R. A. ' Frances' Smith, Greeley and Mrs. David 'Ethelmae' Grear of Denver and Ross of Lamar, 14 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild, a brother and sisters.
Mrs. Hancock was a member of Silt Congregational Church. In 1938 she received the Tom Brenneman Good Neighbor Award for her ever ready aid to neighbors in illness or trouble. Numberous other relatives and close friends are still resident in this area.
Mrs. Hancock, 85, died at 6:50 AM in the Fruita Hospital after an illness of three months. She was born May 14, 1884 at Eureka, Kansas. Her parents, Garfield County pioneers, came to this area when she was small child. She lived in various parts of the county and graduated from Garfield County High school.
Her marriage was at Antlers on May 25, 1902. Her husband was a stone mason and contractor. The couple resided in Glenwood Spring for several years while their children were in school in the 1930's. They later moved to Silt where Mr. Hancock died in 1945.
Mrs. Hancock had lived since then in Fruita with a daughter, Mrs. A. H. 'Wilma' Bierschied.
Other survivors include daughters, Mrs. R. A. ' Frances' Smith, Greeley and Mrs. David 'Ethelmae' Grear of Denver and Ross of Lamar, 14 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild, a brother and sisters.
Mrs. Hancock was a member of Silt Congregational Church. In 1938 she received the Tom Brenneman Good Neighbor Award for her ever ready aid to neighbors in illness or trouble. Numberous other relatives and close friends are still resident in this area.
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