The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-04-19
Botkin,

u, 1898, and departed this life April
IL, l9lo, AT O'Clock IN the morning,
aged 59 years, months and II days.
Mr. Botkin's parents came to Missouri
when he was but small child and
settled on the farm just east OF New
foint, and here oliver grew TO man.
hood and continued to live on the old
nome place ull about a month ago,
wheh ne ana MS family moved INTO
their new house a little way north OF
New Point. And he had the satisiac-
ton OF seeing his wife and daughter
Miss Ina, settled IN the new home, be-
fore he himself should quit the tene-
ment oil clay IN which he was making
ms earthly pilgrimage:
IL was a little more than year ago
that Mr.. Botkin made arrangements
Tor the erection oil TINS new, modern
house, and there are number OF IN.
dicatlons that are now easily recalled
that point To the TACT That ne was not
building the new nome Tor himsen-
that ne nad pfemonitions that ne Wouh'
not hkely larry long under the new
rooi,if he even lived To enter the house
made WIN ms hands. Being admon-
ished by the presence OF heart mail
ady that would not easily yield Ia
medical treatment, he went about set
ting ms house IN order; setting up
ms business AFFAIRS, making some cash
distfibutions TO ms childfen ana lcav'
ing everything IN shipshapc Tor thclf
mother ana themselves.
| On March 70, 1852 the writer OF
TINS Sketch then MS pastor, and also
during the last twelve years OF ms
lie, spoke the words from his pulpit
that united nm ana MISS Lena Smith
IN wedlock. And thus FOR the third OF
century they have Journeycd to-
gether on their way through tins
world, and they were joined on theif
journey by three interesting children
son ana TWO daughters, VINO grew az
10 he their help anu comfort. upon
whom the father leaned more and
more IN ms serious illness anu NJ
whom their mother now iinds Just that
source OF human solncc and fiIlial de-
vOtion that hcr grief 80 needs.
AZ the age OF y years Mr.. Botkir
united with the New Point Prcsby'
terrain church, and FOR number OF
years he has been AN honorcd officer
serving n on" OF It's elders. lie wa'
devoted to his church and was faith
iul To both the church and Saba. !
school IN his attendance and support
And II " only th" past few Sabbath'
that hls sea, IN the sanctuary has beer
vacant. And his pastor desires Il
record this ,ribut" Ia his memory; h,
wa an attentive and interested list' ~
or to the exposition of Gods word.
| Tie deceased was successful farm
ef ana stock raiser and moved abou'
among MS fellow men IN most un
pretending way. lie was one of thosS
quiet, retiring men whom one must
NOW intiE'a 10 fully appreciate
Conscious OF ms failing health and
thai the burdens OF the farm were be-
coming too heavy FOR his strength, h'
summoned his son nom" from III,
practice OF his profession 10 take o,''
the responsibility aud bUi'irns ul Tie
management oi III" nome place.
! surviving hun are his wife an
,hrcc children, lr, Leonard Botkin
| MA" ina ana MRS. Charles Glenn
These nnrr"" FOR Their loss oi huSbanf
anu ih'h'f' yea ana companion, 'i"'
Yet at IN" sam" time they NJ" g'H'
Tor III, many tender memories OF hin
ANA gIad To Know That MS Urea body
's NJ rest resi- that u" mas been uh
All. to obtain from any position b,
took; AMI rest was his last thought
Tor h''nSrli ami the dear ONES IN h,
la't words Now let us 20 TO rrst'
Ana when the end came IN the stiffness
l.f IN" nghl he I'li into that peace
ful rest that knows no dlstulbnnc'
tll the call or III" Master arouscrs M
body IRON i's repoS" IN the embrace
oi death, to the new body, "A ho"s'
not made with hands eternal IN hcaN
en-.
On the day OF "RcSt,' Apitl ~
l'iS' after brlel services IN his lat'
nome; the remains, IN charge OF IN
dcrinkcr PcttiJohn, were brought e