Lottie E. (Brooks) POPE

BROOKS, POPE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/30/2009 at 09:10:57

Lottie E. Brooks Pope was born in Boone county, Ill., in 1860, and died in Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 29th 1898. In 1894 she became the wife of E. A. Pope of this place. Two children were born to them, both of which died in infancy. The last one preceded its mother only a few days. Mrs. Pope was a woman beloved by all who knew her, and her circle of acquaintances was large, she having been a successful teacher in the schools of Humboldt county, for a number of years. Her last term of school, she taught the Primary department of Renwick School, a position in which she gave excellent satisfaction. The Humboldt Independent says of her as a teacher; "For many years a teacher in the public schools of Humboldt county, she will be remembered by her pupils, as one of the successful ones in that work. The same might be said of her as a music and Sunday School teacher. Particularly fond of children, she had a wonderful way with them. They would obey her because they loved her." Always thoughtful and considerate of others, forgetful of self, she lived a life of self-sacrifice, and in the end gave her life for the little one which she had fondly hoped would bless and comfort her. To the bereaved husband and parents, our hearts go out in sympathy. But surely there is room for hope that if we live such a life as she lived, we shall meet her again in that home where trouble and pain never come.

The Renwick Times, Renwick, Iowa
January 6, 1899