The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-22

ARCH 20 1917
has promised us that in His House
are many mansions. He has prom
Used something better than an earth
ly home and He has said, If it were
not so / would have told you. Verify,
in Me shall have eternal life" We
are only human, and 1t is natural we
should refuse to be comforted. When
we know there is a better home,
when we think of the reunion of low
ed ones over in that new and better
land, our hearts are sad and full of
grief, but our Heavenly Father is
Ruler over all and We can but say,
Thy VIII be done"
The funeral services were held at
the Wymore church March 13, Rev,
Grigsby OF the M. +. church officiat-
ing. The sermon was full of com
forting words to the family and
.neighbors. II was the request of the
family that some OF the folks from
the old neighborhood sing the old
songs he liked so well, and act as
pail bearers. Those chosen we're
j. N. Allgood, E. r. Hanna, J. H.Will-
holt, Ralph Allgood, ]. H. Comstock,
Chas. Allgood. Interment at the
Wymore cemetery. Carrie NJ. All
good
COOK The funeral OF Elizabeth
II. Cook was held at 1870 o'clock this
Tuesday afternoon, at the home of
her son-in-law, o. w. Hoskins, in
the vicinity of Fremont. The Off
ciating ministers were Rev. Alfred
Hansen of lndianola and DR.. David
NJ. Edwards. Following the exer-
cises the funeral party drove by au--
tomobile to Forest cemetery where
the remains were laid to rest in the
family lot. The following statement
prepared by members of the family
was read at the funeral by DR.. Ed
wards:
Elizabeth II. Cook passed away
during the night of Saturday, March
II, 1917. after an illness of about six
months. Today, March 20, had she
remained, would have been mothers
18th birthday. Her parents were
John and Mariah Hirst of Belmont
county, Ohio. the locality of her
birth. In 1862 she was joined in
marriage with Joseph T.. Cook of the
same vicinity. The family home was
soon after established on a farm in
Cedar county, Iowa.
Father departed this life about 10
years ago. OF this union there were
three children, two of whom remain:
4. w. Cook and Mrs. o. w. Hoskins.
Mothers home these later years was
with the latter. The second son,
J. H. Cook, husband of Anna STRAIT
ton Cook, passed away about years
ago. OF the mothers original fam
lily only a brother remains. Wilson
C. Hirst of near GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
There are six grandchildren: Cliff
and Walter /. Cook; and Joseph Cook
Hoskins. a..-
Mother was a birthright member
of the Society of Friends, her SYM
pathies being with the more con-
sentative. She was a student at both
Westtown and Mt: Pleasant board
ing schools, institutions generally
familiar in Friends community
She used the plain language and OBJ
served other customs after the man
ner of Friends. She was familiar
with their literature and called to
mind readily and frequently numer-
Gus scriptural passages that are a
part of their doctrinal foundation.
The departed was a real mother
The family home was the center OF
all. Her warm mother love, how
ever, for those given into her care
was not allowed to lessen rigid and
kindly sense of disciplinary duty
Life to her was a reality. She was
not given to the visionary, or super
fetal. Hand in hand with her hus-
band in the early days, she pioneered
on these western prairies, and with
others of that noble but vanishing
company had little use for those I'M
willing to do a full part s
After father and brother passed
and near together, the strong physi-
cal power that was mothers earlier
heritage, began TO break. AS recent
events became more plainly fore
Swallowed, her interest in things
temporal diminished. She was will
ing to rest. %. n.afalr
At the end of the week, and the
close of the day; at punctuation
point in the routine of seasons, when
winter is about changing to spring
mother departed while she slept. The
/ lines that link us to the beyond are
strengthened. We revel in remin-
iscence OF life that passed peace
fully. AS we mediate upon its act
ivities, It's quiet accomplishments, its
final reward, we are treasured
Pleasant memories soften the sad
ness of the vacant chair.
Among those attending the funaral