The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
GONE TO REST
Mrs. MOlIie Hancock, Who Was The
Beloved Wife Of Judge Junius
Hancock, Crosses to the
Other Side.
FUNERAL sERWCEs LARGELY ATTENDED

fUNEk4L StkvtCtS LAkdtLf AT TENDED
Last Tuesday forenoon. at 1920
O'Clock, one of Columbia's most low
able women, one who was a devoted
wife and an affectionate mother-Mrs
Mollie Hancock, wife of Judge Junius
Hancock, gazed upon her loved ones
for the last time upon earth, closed
her eyes and calmly met her God. She
was daughter of George and Bette
Watson Damron, and was born and
reared on Green river in Adair coun-
ty, and was So years, II months and Is
days old. When quite a young woman
she was married to Mr.. Junius Han
cock, and shortly after their union be-
came residents of Columbia where they
lived happily until God saw fit to re-
move the wife and mother to better
and purer world. When quite a girl
the deceased made profession of her
faith in the lowly Nszarine, united
with the Christian Church and was
an active member until the final dis
solution. 1t was here that her chill
dren were born and reared, the living
ones being w. z. Hancock, Mrs. Geo.
w. Lowe, Mr.. S. n. Hancock, Mrs.
w. M. Wilson, Mr.. Geo. W. Hancock,
and Mr.. Henry Hancock, all of whom
and their father were with her when
the summons came.
Is there anything more trying for a
husband, sons and daughters to bear
than to breathlessly watch at the bed
side of loving companion and most
affectionate mother as her life is rap
idly passing into the beyond? But
when those who have been so Sorely
bereft take into consideration the de-
voted Christian walk of their dear one,
and remembering the promises to the
faithful, they should console them
selves, knowing that companion and
mother is now with Wallace and lit
tie Nell, and if they continue to walk
in the straight and narrow path which
leads to the celestial city, after awhile
they will all be together in that
heavenly home where there is neither
sorrow nor separation.
This town where Mrs Hancock spent
so many years of her life, where she
was the friend of every body and where
every body respected her for her many
Christian virtues. keenly feels the loss.
For years her husband conducted a
hotel in this place, and the writer has
often seen the foot-sore traveller, with
out means, standing at the coOk-room
door, but he never left without hav-
ing his hunger appeased, this good
woman being ever ready to hand out
plate of victuals. She possessed a
most lovabie disposition, never denied
her children and was happy when they
were pleased. They have lost their
dearest friend, but by following the
precepts of the Book of Books they
will again see her face, for we are
taught that we shall know as we we're
known.
May the GiVer Of all that is good
comfort the husband, the children and
the sister, Miss Sallie Damron, who
had not been separated from the de-
ceased, the two dearly loving one
another, since their girlhood days.
The funeral services were conduct
ed at the Christian church Wednes-
day afternoon by her pastor, Ed. u.
T. Williams who paid touching trib-
ute to the memory of the departed in
the presence of a very large congrega-
ton. Other local ministers were pres
emit and assisted.
Services over, the remains were
bourne to the city cemetery and there
deposited to await the resurrection
morn.
There were many floral designs,
home grown, the only kind the de-
ceased desired to be used.