The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-05-29
Obituary.

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one of her grandchildren, was read at
the funeral of Mrs. Mary Ellen Nc
Coppin.
Mary Ellen McCoppin was born near
Carmel, April 30, 1927, and died in
Hillsboro on the morning of May Ia,
1913, aged SO years and Is days.
She was the daughter of William
and Mary Ellen Head and was the
youngest and last survivor Of family
of fourteen children.
Her parents we're natives OF Ken
lucky and of Irish descent, and when
the State of Ohio was first opened up
for settlement they left their home
near Covington in that state and moved
to the eastern part of Highland county,
where they had large part In the
early settlement and development of
that section.
Her mother died when she was but
ten years old, and her father shortly
afterwards, and from that time until
her marriage she made her home with
her brothers, living awhile with the
family of her brother, Bigger Head,
who died q few months ago at his home
in Bardolph, Illinois, at the advanced
age of 80 years and s months.
She was united in marriage with
William H. McCoppin in November
1874. To them were born eight child
rem, four of whom died in infancy or In
elrly childhood and another, William
Carey, about ten years ago after briet
illness. The three surviving children
are Mrs. T. M. Watts, of Hillsboro,
John A, McCoppin, of Milwood, and
Mrs. Ellsworth Lucas, of Oxford, Ohio.
She leaves also fourteen grandchildren
and twelve great grandchildren, and a
large number Of relations in this and
adjoining counties, as we'll as num-
Der in the west, one OF whom, Rev.
Merrick Head, now of Denver, Colora-
do, is here to look for the last time
upon the form of her who loved him so
much, and who never ceased to follow
him with her best wishes in his work
of faith and labor of love.
Her husband departed this life
twenty seven years ago, since which
time she constantly entertained the
belief that she would meet him, to.
gether with other loved ones, in the
realms where partings are no more.
In early life she united with the M.
E Church at Old Log Carmel and at
tended the memorable series of revival
services held in that church in the year
1910 under the leadership of Stewart
and Maharry.
She was woman of strong faith in
the efficacy of the christian religion
and constantly expressed herself as re
lying on the "Merits of Christ, and in
her last days she said to one of her
daughters, "If am not ready l can't
make myself ready 1t will be through
the "Merits of Christ"
To her the matter of her religion and
the hereafter was not theory, but
stern reality they were things expert
enced and to be experienced. She lived
her religion and it was of character
that casteth out all fear She also had
stong faith in mankind in general. and
was always charitablei in her judgment
of other people.
While severe sufferer for several
years, her mental faculties remained
unimpaired until two days prior to her
death, and up to that time she had
never lost interest in life, nor in the
we'll doing of her children and grand
children.
She has gone to her reward, but has
left behind memory fragrant with
cheerfulness and hope, and an influence
for good on those she met along life's
pathway, and on those she leaves be-
hind that can be measured only by the
Infinite himself in the days of His
final reckoning.