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- Tri-County Gazette Kosciusko County, Indiana Thursday, July 21, 1921 Page 1, Column 1
AGED RESIDENT DIES
MRS. WM. HICKMAN PASSED WAY AT HER HOME - AGED 79 YEARS
Mrst William Hickman, an- other long time resident of Men- tone passed away Friday even- ing, July 15, 1921, at her home in Mentone, aged 79 years, 3 months, and 13 days. She had made her home with her step- son, Ed Hickman, for the past seven years. Following is the obituary
OBITUARY
Samanta Hipsher was born in Putman County, Ohio, April 3, 1942. She came to Indiana, with her parents in early child- hood, in Kosciusko County, near Waraw. She was united in mar- riage to Christopher Hess in 1858. To this union eleven children were born, two of them dying young, one at the age of 2 years, the other at three years of age. THe other nine children still survive her: Wm of Ash- ley; Benjamin, of South Bend; Amos, of Plymouth; Orange, of Montana; Viola, of Mishawaka; Rosa, of Mentone; Irvin, of Ply- mouth, Leata, of Montana; and Harley, of Hobart, Indiana. Her first husband departed this life September 22, 1884. She lived a widow six years and kept her children together until they could do for themselves. She was united in marriage to Wm. Hickman, February 14, 1889. She took charge of the Hickman household with fourt grown child ren. William Hickman also pre- ceeding her in death, October 20, 1913, and she was again left a widow. Samantha Hickman de- parted this life July 15, 1921, at 5:50 p.m., aged 79 years, 3 months, and 13 days. She leaves to mourn her death nine of her own children, three step-children, three sisters, and a host of friends and relatives. Ed Hick- man, being the only one of the Hickman family at home, cared for his step-mother all through her declining years and during her last illness never left her bed side until death separated them.
Come to the better land, pilgrim make haste, Earth is a forlorn land, a wilder- ness waste, There are harps of gold, there are joys untold, And crowns for the young and old.
The funeral was held Sunday morning at the Methodist church in Mentone, conducted by Rev. P. O. Duncan, and interment was made in the Mentone cemetery.
Those from a distance attend- ing the funeral of Mrs. Saman- tha Hickman were: Mr. and Mrs. Ver Hickman and Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Hickman of Fort Wayne; Mr and Mrst Harley Hash, of Hobart; Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hash and three children, and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hash, of Plymouth; Mrs. Dan Smith and daughter and grandchildren of Rochester; Mr. and Mrs. David Engle and duaghter and grandchildren and Mrs. Sallie Burt of Warsaw; Mrs Alfred Hickman and daughters, Emma and Frances and son Melvin, of Mishawaka, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hash of Ashley.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the many acts ofkindness,and words of sympathy, during the sickness and death of ourbelovedmother, Mrs. Samantha Hickman. The Children.
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1842 - 1921 (79 years)
