Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — SUDDEN DEATH OF AGED LADY [ARTICLE]

SUDDEN DEATH OF AGED LADY

END COMES DURING PEACEFUL SLEEP UNNOTICED BY COMPANION. William M. Hoover, as is his costom, arose at his usual hour this, Wednesday, morning and prepared the breakfast for himself and wife. When the'meal was ready he went to the bedroom which he and his wife occupy and called to her that breakfast was ready. But no answer came from the silent bed, and going to her he found that death had visited the chamber and his beloved companion of these many years had passed away sometime during the night peacefully into the great beyond. Mrs. Hoover had been in hei lUiiuai” health Tuesday and had retired about the accustomed time Tuesday evening and had made no complaint about feeling at all ill. Her bed was in the room with that of her husband and he had noticed no. uneasiness whatever during the night. Before her marriage to Mr. William M. Hoover on February 14, 1867, her name was Miss Nancy J. Adams. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Adams, and was born in Miami county August 4, 1848. She grew to womanhood in this county and in its schools she received her education, Mr. and Mrs. Hoover are the parents of three sons, ail- prominent citizens of this community. Alfred A. and Frank L. are prosperous farmers of Marion township. William I. is a hustling businessman of this city and a former sheriff of this county, having been twice elected in spite of the opposition party having a very large normal majority. The deceased was a woman of most pleasing personality and had been an excellent companion and splendid helpmate to whom had come these many years of happiness and prosperity. The family has long' been very prominent ip this community, and Mr. Hoover was at one time county treasurer, overcoming, as did his son, a large opposition of the majority party. ... . Most of their married life was spent upon a farm in Marion township. Their large holdings of real estate having been secured by incest sant toil and frugal habits. A year or so ago they erected a very beautiful bungalow on east Washington street and were most comfortably