Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1914 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Funeral of Mrs. X N. Hemphill Held Saturday.

The funeral of Mrs. I. N. Hemphill was held Saturday afternoon, the service being conducted at the residence on .Front street by Rev. J. C. Parrett, - of the Presbyterian church, assisted by Dr. Paul C. Curnick, of the Methodist church, and the Ladies of the G. A. R. The pallbearers were D. S. Alter, L. W. Benbow, C. J. Dean, D. D. Dean and Thos. Knox. Veterans of the civil war were the honorary pallbearers. Obituary. Eva May Troxell, the daughter of J. M. and Amelia Troxell, was born in Jasper county, Indiana, May 26, 1858. Her mother died when she was 17 years old and she took the place of a mother to her five sisters. For five years she was a successful school teacher in the schools of Jasper county.. She joined the Broadgage church in 1878 and after she was married transferred her membership to the Presbyterian church of Rensselaer, Feb. 13, 1891. On Sept. 24, 1879, she was married to Isaac Newton Hemphill at the M. E. parsonage in Rensselaer. To this union were born five children, Minnie Jane, George Boyd, Elizabeth Verne, John I. J. and James Floyd. They, together with band, survive her. Also three sisters, Mrs. D. S. Alter and Mrs. C. J. Dean, of Rensselaer, and Mrs. L. W. Benbow, of Winamac, Ind, and stepmother, Mrs. J. M. Troxell, of this city, and step-sister, Mrs. E. G. Warren, of Lawton, Okla. Mrs. Hemphill has always been blessed with good health until this spring. As early as February./her health began to fail, but she fought bravely and never gave up to remain in bed one whole day at a time, until she went to the Hahnemann hospital in Chicago, Aug. 20. The operation took place the mofning of August 21st and the surgeon verified the diagnosis of the Rensselaer physicians. The conditions were the most favorable for her and there was every Indication that in time she would be restored to good health again. Her husband and two children, George and Elizabeth, were at the hospital during and after the operation and John and Floyd were planning to go Sunday. Minnie had gone there Tuesday and remained with her mother until 7 o’clock Wednesday evening. At 8:30, just before leaving Chicago, she telephoned the hospital and they reported that her mother was then sleeping. At 10:15 the nurse reported that she called for a drink and again at 11 she made the same request, but this time took onyl a few swallows and complained of a pain in her heart. Her pulse was good but in a little while the heart stopped as, suddenly as the time it takes to turn off an electric light. Death was due to pulmonary embolism. > Mrs. Hemphill was a perfect mother and an ideal sister. Her nurse said, “Bhe was the best patient I ever had. Thoroughly interested in church and lodge work and quick to help anyone who needed help, were the characteristics of this good woman which will cause her to be missed, but remembered by all who knew her. “Gone home, gone home, her earnest, active spirit, Her very playfulness, her heart of love, . The Heavenly mansion now she doth inherit, Which Christ made ready ’ere she went above”

Gard ot Thanks.

We desire to extend our sincere thanks to neighbors, Ladies of the G. A. R., friends, teachert and former teachers for all the sympathy and kindnesses conveyed to us through acts and floral offerings.— L N. Hemphill and Family. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac M. Duffey and family, of near Wffbash, visited over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L D. Walker, of Barkley town ship, and her sister, Mrs. Jess* Nichols, Melvin Haas visited his brother, Verna in Chicago over Sunday.