Lydia Hildebrand

HILDEBRAND, GIPPLE, SMITH, SHARP

Posted By: David L. Skipton (email)
Date: 2/9/2010 at 14:19:57

Source: Louisa County Historical Society

In the evening of January 17, at 8 o'clock, occurred the death of Lydia, Wife of J. M. Hildebrand of this place. Eryspelas was the immediate cause of her death. She bore her illness with exceptional fortitude and cheerfulness. The old winning smile always greeted the anxious friends who called. She was one of the gentle ones of earth possessing a rare sweet spirit, a winning personality, always charitable, generous, kind. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, J. M., one daughter Pearl, wife of Mr. Harry Gipple living on a farm west of town; Roy and Leonard of this place, one brother, T. A. Smith of Muscatine and one sister, Mrs. Mary Sharp of Eldon, Missouri.

The funeral services were conducted by the pastor of the M.E. Church, Rev. T. F. Baker, at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the M.E. Church, assisted by Rev. J. T. Hobson of the U. B. Church of this place. A quartette composed of Mr. and Mrs. Parson, Mrs. R. J. Eliott and L. U. Gipple, with Miss Amy Paine at the organ, sang beautifully the following; "Face to Face," "Some Day," and "Now the Day Is Over."

The pallbearers were M.A. Shellabarger, Ulric Garrett, E.S. Rabe, L. Van Horn, B. Lintner and Grat Dalton.

There were many beautiful floral offerings. The Rebekahs and Eastern Star Orders of which she was a member attended in a body.