Elizabeth Dyer (Hoover) Lippincott (1918)

LIPPINCOTT, HOOVER

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 1/10/2009 at 09:23:40

Earlham Library Collection
Earlham Echo

Elizabeth Dyer Hoover was born in Medford, Burling County, N. J. Nov. 29th, 1830, and departed this life September 4th, 1918 at Indianola, Iowa, aged 87 years, 9 months and 5 days. She was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Michel Hoover. She was left motherless when a small girl and thereafter, for a time, she was cared for by some kindly Quaker friends.

She was married in Medford, N. J. to J. W. Lippincott, of the same town. To this union there were born nine children, six of them having preceded her. There are remaining to mourn her loss, F. W. Lippincott, Lewis, Iowa, W. A. Lippincott, Des Moines, Iowa and O. W. Lippincott, Indianola, Iowa. There are also ten grandchildren remaining.

Since her marriage she has lived in five different states. In the year 1879 her residence was taken up in Earlham, which place has been her residence with the exception of a few years where her home was maintained in Des Moines, Rippey, Dexter and in recent years with her son in Indianola. She was an untiring worker, another who never seemed to weary with her heavy task. She was devoted to her family. In the days when age came on she could not get away from the desire to work. She wanted to be busy. She spent her last years with her needlework. The articles she has made will brighten some life along this uneven pathway and make bearable some of the rougher spots in life. Children and grandchildren with many friends, will hold sacred her untiring efforts in their behalf. While she gave much thought to the things of beauty that make life pleasant, she was not unmindful of her soul life. She would often say to her son Oliver, “I am not afraid to die, I am ready to go.” This has also been put in written form by her. Among her valued treasurers, her Bible was found after her death. She kept it as her companion. In this good book was found the following, which she had written: “If I could have my way, I would lie down to sleep my life away and thus avoid the suffering of death, but that would not be right unless God so willed. Our Heavenly Father doeth all things well. My Saviour has led me through rough and stormy places. I feel he is leading me all the way. He will not forsake me if I put my trust in Him. I feel I am ready to go. I hope my dear children and grandchildren will meet me in that Heavenly home where there will be no more sorrow, pain or death.”

The wish expressed as to how she should pass away was realized. She had a paralytic stroke about 6 o’clock, on the evening of September 3rd, and at about 2 o’clock in the morning of September 4th, she awoke to hear the music of the Heavenly choir. Who can imagine the ravishing visions, she had as her spirit was transported by the attending angel into the joys of that world, thrilled by the strains of Celestial music?

Note: Burial was made in the Earlham cemetery.

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