Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, October 18, 1923
Obituary - Mary Ann Henkle, wife of the late Benj [amin] B. [alsar] Hoover, passed away at her home in Jackson Township Thursday, Oct. 11, 1923, at 11:00 am. Her birthplace was near Danville, Vermillion County, Ill., April 2, 1833. Of a family of 11, she was the youngest and the last to depart this life.
In 1836 her parents settled in Lee County, Ia. In this vicinity she was united in marriage to Benj. [amin] B. [alsar] Hoover, March 16, 1851. They together were the early pioneers of Taylor County, Iowa, settling on a farm in Jackson Township where they lived from 1854 to 1898 when they retired from active farm life. After visiting their children in their various homes, in the fall of 1904 [they] located in Bedford, Ia., where Mr. Hoover passed away on Feb. 6, 1906.
In the early days their home was a place of welcome to their friends and strangers alike, for they were friends to all passersby. Mrs. Hoover in her home occupied a well-deserved throne, earned by her thoughtfulness and motherly love. She was the mother of eleven children, five of whom preceded her to the great beyond. She leaves to mourn her departure: Mrs. Neoma A. Turner and Mrs. Zelda Streeter, Lompoc, Calif., (who were unable to be present during her illness and death). Those present were Mrs. Ophie [Ophelia] Fiester, Washington, D.C., Ella Hoover, Bedford, Ia., Oswald Hoover, Modesto, Calif., Don Hoover, Quincy, Ill. She also leaves 12 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Hoover has always been a close Bible student; during her girlhood days she memorized the New Testament. At the age of ten she united with the Methodist Church and was baptized in that faith. She was a keen student of current events and took a lively interest in all public affairs up to and within a few weeks of her death. Having lived almost a century she saw 6 generations. Her span of life included that period in history when civilization reached the highest point in intellectual and material progress, and the religious and moral forces have made their greatest progress in curbing the evil tendencies of mankind.
Her cup was filled with life�s sorrows and joys alike. She loved life and while for her it was rich in experience, she was reconciled to lay it down for the richer experiences of that new life upon which she has entered.
�No farther seek her merits to disclose,
Or draw her frailities from their Dead abode,
(There they alike in trembling hope repose)
The bosom of her Father, and her God.�
Obituary - Mary Ann Henkle, wife of the late Benj [amin] B. [alsar] Hoover, passed away at her home in Jackson Township Thursday, Oct. 11, 1923, at 11:00 am. Her birthplace was near Danville, Vermillion County, Ill., April 2, 1833. Of a family of 11, she was the youngest and the last to depart this life.
In 1836 her parents settled in Lee County, Ia. In this vicinity she was united in marriage to Benj. [amin] B. [alsar] Hoover, March 16, 1851. They together were the early pioneers of Taylor County, Iowa, settling on a farm in Jackson Township where they lived from 1854 to 1898 when they retired from active farm life. After visiting their children in their various homes, in the fall of 1904 [they] located in Bedford, Ia., where Mr. Hoover passed away on Feb. 6, 1906.
In the early days their home was a place of welcome to their friends and strangers alike, for they were friends to all passersby. Mrs. Hoover in her home occupied a well-deserved throne, earned by her thoughtfulness and motherly love. She was the mother of eleven children, five of whom preceded her to the great beyond. She leaves to mourn her departure: Mrs. Neoma A. Turner and Mrs. Zelda Streeter, Lompoc, Calif., (who were unable to be present during her illness and death). Those present were Mrs. Ophie [Ophelia] Fiester, Washington, D.C., Ella Hoover, Bedford, Ia., Oswald Hoover, Modesto, Calif., Don Hoover, Quincy, Ill. She also leaves 12 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Hoover has always been a close Bible student; during her girlhood days she memorized the New Testament. At the age of ten she united with the Methodist Church and was baptized in that faith. She was a keen student of current events and took a lively interest in all public affairs up to and within a few weeks of her death. Having lived almost a century she saw 6 generations. Her span of life included that period in history when civilization reached the highest point in intellectual and material progress, and the religious and moral forces have made their greatest progress in curbing the evil tendencies of mankind.
Her cup was filled with life�s sorrows and joys alike. She loved life and while for her it was rich in experience, she was reconciled to lay it down for the richer experiences of that new life upon which she has entered.
�No farther seek her merits to disclose,
Or draw her frailities from their Dead abode,
(There they alike in trembling hope repose)
The bosom of her Father, and her God.�
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, October 18, 1923
Obituary - Mary Ann Henkle, wife of the late Benj [amin] B. [alsar] Hoover, passed away at her home in Jackson Township Thursday, Oct. 11, 1923, at 11:00 am. Her birthplace was near Danville, Vermillion County, Ill., April 2, 1833. Of a family of 11, she was the youngest and the last to depart this life.
In 1836 her parents settled in Lee County, Ia. In this vicinity she was united in marriage to Benj. [amin] B. [alsar] Hoover, March 16, 1851. They together were the early pioneers of Taylor County, Iowa, settling on a farm in Jackson Township where they lived from 1854 to 1898 when they retired from active farm life. After visiting their children in their various homes, in the fall of 1904 [they] located in Bedford, Ia., where Mr. Hoover passed away on Feb. 6, 1906.
In the early days their home was a place of welcome to their friends and strangers alike, for they were friends to all passersby. Mrs. Hoover in her home occupied a well-deserved throne, earned by her thoughtfulness and motherly love. She was the mother of eleven children, five of whom preceded her to the great beyond. She leaves to mourn her departure: Mrs. Neoma A. Turner and Mrs. Zelda Streeter, Lompoc, Calif., (who were unable to be present during her illness and death). Those present were Mrs. Ophie [Ophelia] Fiester, Washington, D.C., Ella Hoover, Bedford, Ia., Oswald Hoover, Modesto, Calif., Don Hoover, Quincy, Ill. She also leaves 12 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Hoover has always been a close Bible student; during her girlhood days she memorized the New Testament. At the age of ten she united with the Methodist Church and was baptized in that faith. She was a keen student of current events and took a lively interest in all public affairs up to and within a few weeks of her death. Having lived almost a century she saw 6 generations. Her span of life included that period in history when civilization reached the highest point in intellectual and material progress, and the religious and moral forces have made their greatest progress in curbing the evil tendencies of mankind.
Her cup was filled with life�s sorrows and joys alike. She loved life and while for her it was rich in experience, she was reconciled to lay it down for the richer experiences of that new life upon which she has entered.
�No farther seek her merits to disclose,
Or draw her frailities from their Dead abode,
(There they alike in trembling hope repose)
The bosom of her Father, and her God.�
Obituary - Mary Ann Henkle, wife of the late Benj [amin] B. [alsar] Hoover, passed away at her home in Jackson Township Thursday, Oct. 11, 1923, at 11:00 am. Her birthplace was near Danville, Vermillion County, Ill., April 2, 1833. Of a family of 11, she was the youngest and the last to depart this life.
In 1836 her parents settled in Lee County, Ia. In this vicinity she was united in marriage to Benj. [amin] B. [alsar] Hoover, March 16, 1851. They together were the early pioneers of Taylor County, Iowa, settling on a farm in Jackson Township where they lived from 1854 to 1898 when they retired from active farm life. After visiting their children in their various homes, in the fall of 1904 [they] located in Bedford, Ia., where Mr. Hoover passed away on Feb. 6, 1906.
In the early days their home was a place of welcome to their friends and strangers alike, for they were friends to all passersby. Mrs. Hoover in her home occupied a well-deserved throne, earned by her thoughtfulness and motherly love. She was the mother of eleven children, five of whom preceded her to the great beyond. She leaves to mourn her departure: Mrs. Neoma A. Turner and Mrs. Zelda Streeter, Lompoc, Calif., (who were unable to be present during her illness and death). Those present were Mrs. Ophie [Ophelia] Fiester, Washington, D.C., Ella Hoover, Bedford, Ia., Oswald Hoover, Modesto, Calif., Don Hoover, Quincy, Ill. She also leaves 12 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Hoover has always been a close Bible student; during her girlhood days she memorized the New Testament. At the age of ten she united with the Methodist Church and was baptized in that faith. She was a keen student of current events and took a lively interest in all public affairs up to and within a few weeks of her death. Having lived almost a century she saw 6 generations. Her span of life included that period in history when civilization reached the highest point in intellectual and material progress, and the religious and moral forces have made their greatest progress in curbing the evil tendencies of mankind.
Her cup was filled with life�s sorrows and joys alike. She loved life and while for her it was rich in experience, she was reconciled to lay it down for the richer experiences of that new life upon which she has entered.
�No farther seek her merits to disclose,
Or draw her frailities from their Dead abode,
(There they alike in trembling hope repose)
The bosom of her Father, and her God.�
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