The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-08-07
Respected Eureka
Resident Passes

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henrietta Loninnia HotchkisS was
born at Fayette, Iowa, October oath.
Is 1901 and passed away at her home
near Eureka July %, 1947 after a
pref illness. at the age of IS years.
Is months and 4 days.
She was married August 18th,
1873 at Fayette to Arson Marion
Frost, who preceded her in death
IN 1910. They resided in the state
OF Iowa until the year 1900 at which
umc hey moved to Tobacco Valley.
10 this union were born IL child
rem: seven boys and four girls, all
OF which are living except two sons.
iona Luther. who died in infancy,
and Olrin Spencer. who died in May
1876.
The immediate survivors are: Mrs.
W liam West, Mrs Orville johnson.
Ray, Mario Sylvester. l.. D. and
Floyd of Eureka; Mrs. Fred Lamp /
ton of Libby; Mrs. John Mcclure of /
Olshman, Wn., who were all at her .
bedside at the time of her passing.
She IS also survived by one sister,
Mrs. Frank Renfro of Ontario,
Calf, 46 grandchildren, 80 great \
grandchildren, and a host of nieces
md nephews and other relatives and
riendS
Grandma Frost was for many
ears a faithful member of the
9ethodist church and was a leading
pirit IN the organization Of the
ioneer church and Sunday school
I Tobacco Valley. She has always
ndeayored to live a good and up
ght life, and departed this earth S
it'll a strong faith of a better home
ey ond. She was highly respected n
all her acquaintance and was a h
)od and loving mother to her fam r
Y, and a kind and sympathetic a
ever ready to help or ex- n
nd her sympathy to all that stood
need
Grandma" Frost went through :.
any trials and tribulations of the =
oneer days of Tobacco Valley haV- -,
g come over the old trail from a
ilispell by covered wagon in the ~
ar 1900 ~ u
Funeral services were held Thurs at
y July 81 at 2 p. m. from the Bap-
church with Rev. Haus Off 7
ting. Having been her request,
of her grandsons. Roy West, =
n Frost, Floyd Frost, Jr., Lee Roy ~
)st, Eldon Johnson and Robert
npton served as pallbearcrs.
norary pallbearers were Jim Cos ini
!, Geo. Shea, ST., Joe Eastland, bi;
Peltier and Zelmar Moses. tor
iusic was furnished by Mrs Roy to
arnes, Mrs. Cleo Torrey and Mrs. :
is with Mrs. Win Harvey at the gal
no. Ioo
he church was banked with many the
utiful floral offerings. She was I
to rest beside her husband in VIII
Tobacco Valley Cemetery. fan
ut of town relatives and friends fan
sent for the funeral were Mrs. exc
vey Morgan, Mrs Harvey Dixon, the
John McCannon all of Spo- tina
e; John Mcclure and son John ber
Olshman, Wn; Emmons Lamp kin
Robert hampton, Mr. and Mrs. age
ling Hampton, Mr. and Mrs. gan
rles LuSher, Mr. and Mrs. Geno T
edetti and Mrs. Tillie Porter all TRC
libby; Mr. and Mrs. George Mel Nor
Jr.. and Sr., of Anaconda; Mr. KuS
Mrs. H. A. Mclaughlin of Mis- Moo
d; Miss Lois johnson, Mr.. and Linz
Walter O'Boyle and Miss Grace Rot
Leishout of Kalispell, Mr.. and Win
Earl Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. r.
1e johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Char Rice
Reibe all of Thompson Falls; Rob
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Brown
anada, col
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at she is dead. She is just away Mat
tn a cherry smile, and a wave CorI
# the hand A. I
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earn Base
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eturn,
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nix Of her still as the same. V weas
say: couI'
is not dead-she is just a ton;
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