The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-19
Mrs. Eliza
Cooley Laid
At Rest Fri.
Rev. C. S. Sparkes, Minneap-
oils, Conducted the Service
at Daughters Home
REV. MORGAN ASSISTED
Deceased Was Born at Cape
May, N. J.,-Came to Min
nesota in 1857
(RY Mrs. w. A. Moore)

Eliza t1dlneS t1lCkIIldu was UOIA
April 5, 1874, at Cape May, New
Jersey, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Hickman, being the
second child in a family of ten.
The family came to Minnesota
in 1857, settling near Hastings.
They came to Sank Centre by team
in September 1852. Eliza took
turns with her brother, walking
and driving the stock.
Mr.. Hickman homesteaded what
is now known as the Wickland
farm, where they lived until 1874
when they moved into the town Of
Sank Centre.
During the Indian outbreak, the
family did not move into the stock
ade, but Eliza Hickman spent much
time there, sewing for various fam
lies.
She was married March 81, 1854,
to Newton S. Parker. To this I'M
ion one son, Chas. A. Parker. was
born.
Mr.. Parker was drowned in Sank
Lake in April 1867.
In 1869 Mrs. Parker married her
brother-in-law, VIM. A. Parker. To
this union four daughters were
born: Ivy c. Burgess, the third
daughter, being the only one to
survive her mother.
The two older daughters, May
belle, and Millie, both died from
scarlet fever in March 1875. The
fourth daughter, Sarah Myrtle, died
at the age of five years.
Mrs. Parker was married to VIM.
V.'Cooley in Aug. 1887. Mr.. Cooley
died March 8. 1897.
Mrs. Cooley joined the Baptist
church as a young woman in which
organization she was an active
member until the church disband-
ed. She then attended the Congre-
gational church as long as her
health permitted. She was a men,
Der of the w. r. Q. for many
years.
Mrs. Cooley has made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess since
the death of her husband in 1897,
where she passed away April IL,
after having been confined to her
bed seven months. She passed her
ninetieth birthday April 5. Mrs.
Cooley is survived by her daughter,
Ivy c. Burgess, of Sank Centre,
and one son, Chas. A. Parker. Wa
dena, Mimi; two sisters, Addie
Hutchinson, Richmond, Virginia;
Amelia Cooley, Tacoma, WASH;
four grand children, Marcia and
Albert Parker, Wadena, Mimi;
Carol Parker. Backus, Mimi; Hell
en- Parker, Minneapolis, Mimi; and
four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from
the home of her daughter, Mrs. ".
L. Burgess, Friday afternoon.
April -, conducted by Rev. c. S.
Sparkes, of Forest Heights Congre-
gational church, Minneapolis, as
sisted by Rev. c. J. Morgan, of the
Sank Centre Congregational
church.
Albert Parker, a grandson of
Mrs. Cooley, sang "City Four
Square. Mrs. Geo. Berggreen
sang ASLEEP in Jesus, and Mrs.
Berggreen and Mr.. Parker sang a
duet Some Day Well Under
stand.
The pail bearers were: v. G..
Wedge, Geo. Fish, Frank Parker,
Gene Bohall. Matson Cleveland and
H. w. Rudolph.
Those from out-of-town attend
ing the funeral were: Mr.. and
Mrs. c. "A. Parker and daughter,
Marcia, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Par
ker, Wadena; Mr.. Carroll Parker.
Backus, Mimi; Mrs. c. M. Wood
ruff, Mrs. Belle Borland, Mr.. F. A.
Caswell, Mrs. Leonard Lehman,
Dorothy Lehman, Mrs. Nick
johnson, Mrs. Peterson, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. ]. Wynn, Mrs. Anna Fish;
Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. G. Leh-
mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Houk, Mana
nah; Mrs. Eliza King. Osakis; Mrs.
Philo, Wadena; Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Burgess, Alexandria; Mrs. Emil
Selvig, Deer Creek.