Hinds, Eva (Mrs. Ozro H.), 1861-1941

HINDS, TERRELL, GROVER

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From the Alton Democrat, July 11, 1941:

WELL KNOWN O.C. WOMAN PASSES ON
Mrs. O. H. Hinds Was Early LeMars Resident

Mrs. O. H. Hinds of Orange City passed on at 1:15 A.M. the morning of July 4th, after an illness of several weeks. An early resident of LeMars, where Mr. Hinds was owner of the LeMars Gas Co., she came to Orange City nineteen years ago to be near her only daughter, Mrs. Wm. H. Hospers.

Eva Terrell was born in Sterling, Ill., on Sept. 9th, 1861, and had not reached her 80th birthday at the time of her death. She was married on Sept. 9, 1885, at Cherokee, to O. H. Hinds and the couple moved soon after to LeMars, where Mr. Hinds was a well known business man.

Mrs. Hospers is the only living child, one son, Albert, having died at Denver in 1930, and one child in infancy. A niece, Miss Clara Roach of Berkeley, Calif., was reared in the Hinds home and survives Mrs. Hinds, also four grandchildren—Jackson, Lois and Marjorie Hospers of Orange City and Marlon Hospers of Chicago.

Mrs. Hinds was one of a family of five brothers and sisters, of whom two survive, namely W. H. Terrell of Forest Park, Ill., and Mrs. T. G. Christmas of Brooklyn, N.Y. The latter is well known in Sioux county, having frequently visited her sister and niece at Orange City.

She was a member of the American Reformed church and the Ladies Aid Society of that church. Mrs. Hinds was devoted to her family, a charming and hospitable hostess and was loved by many friends.

Funeral services were held at the home Monday, with interment in the LeMars cemetery, where many old-time friends gathered to pay a loving tribute.

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From the Sioux County Capital, July 10, 1941:

Mrs. O. H. Hinds passed away Friday, July 4, at 1:15 a.m. at her home in Orange City at the age of 79 years after a lingering illness.

She was the former Eva Terrell and was born in Sterling, Ill., on September 9, 1861. The family moved to Cherokee and in 1885 she was united in marriage to Ozro H. Hinds at Cherokee. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hinds moved to LeMars where they lived until the death of Mr. Hinds in the fall of 1922. After his death, Mrs. Hinds moved to Orange City. One son, Albert J. Hinds, died in 1930 in Denver, Colo. During her life in LeMars, Mrs. Hinds was active in drama and musical circles.

Survivors include 1 daughter, Marian, Mrs. W. H. Hospers of Orange City; 4 grandchildren; 1 sister, Mrs. T. G. Christmas of Brooklyn, N.Y.; 1 brother, Wm. Terrell of Forest Park, Ill.; and a niece, Mrs. Clara Jackson Roach, who made her home with the Hinds family and who resides in Berkeley, Calif.

Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 1:30 at the home with Rev. L. Nattress officiating. At the funeral, Miss Marjorie Hospers, Mrs. G. J. Slobe and Mrs. George Van Roekel sang “Tarry With Me” by Sumner Slater. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Hospers on their violins. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Hospers played “Rock of Ages” on their violins. Burial was made in the LeMars cemetery. Mrs. Albert Hinds of Denver, Colo. arrived Sunday noon to attend the funeral.

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From the LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, July 8, 1941:

FORMER LE MARS RESIDENT PASSES
Mrs. O. H. Hinds Prominent

The remains of Mrs. O. H. Hinds, 79, well known resident of Le Mars many years, were brought here for interment in the city cemetery beside the remains of her husband Monday afternoon. Mrs. Hinds died in Orange City, Saturday, where she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Hospers, in recent years.

She was the widow of O. H. Hinds, manager of the Le Mars Gas plant and operator of a coal yard in Le Mars for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Hinds were prominent in church and social life while living in Le Mars and enjoyed a wide acquaintance.

She is survived by her daughter Mrs. Wm. Hospers, and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Clara Jackson Roach, of Rock Rapids, and a sister, Mrs. Christmas, of New York City. A son, Albert, preceded her in death.

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RESEARCH NOTES

Her death certificate (informant W. H. Hospers) has Eva Terell Hinds, widow of O. H. Hinds, resident of Orange City 21 years; born Sept. 9, 1861 in Sterling, Illinois; parents A. A. Terell and Desdemona Grover; died at 1:15 a.m. July 4, 1941; cause, carcinoma of maxilla, duration 3 years.

Her FindaGrave.com page shows her buried in Memorial Cemetery, Le Mars, with a photo of her headstone. Ozro Hayden Hinds (1860-1922) is listed as her sibling rather than her spouse.