Obituaries
ISABELLE SCOTT HOCKMAN
Submitted by Nancy White
Once again the winged messenger of death who flies broadcast over our land has invaded the home of our friend and aid, His (has?) lay fingers upon our sister and called her to that home of eternal bliss.
The subject of this sketch, Isabelle Scott Hockman, was born in Fayette County, Ohio Oct. 27, 1841 and departed this life June 25, 1922 at the home of her son Oris. She was aged 77 years, ___ months, 2?_ days.
She was the daughter of John and Ellen Scott, deceased, and was the youngest child of a family of fourteen children. When she was but a mere child her parents moved to Owen County, Indiana and it was in this county that she spent her life. She was but four years old when her mother was called away and she made her home most of the time with other members of the family until November 29, 1866 when she married to Robert Hockman . Shortly after their marriage they built a home and moved on the farm. To this happy union was born a son Oris and it was with him that she spent the last few months of her life.
She and her husband have worked together and fought the battle of life for almost fifty s ix years. Aunt Belle, as she was familiarly known, will be greatly missed by her many relatives and friends , but most of all by her aged companion and son and his good wife who gave her unti_ing care in her last hours. The community has lost a faithful neighbor and friend, when in health no night was too dark for her to go to minister to those in distress or need.
Many are the things her now quiet hands have done but she is at rest and gone to be with all her friends in that city not made with hands. She united with the M . E. Church at White's Bethel in early girlhood and in her humble way, tried to follow His guiding hand all of these years.
In the language of one of old, we may say "she ath done wha she could. We sorrow not as those who have no hope, for Jesus said in as much as ye have done it until one the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me."
She leaves to mourn their loss the aged husband, her son, two granddaughers , six great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.
Sleep one, dear mother, and take thy rest.
God called thee home and he knows best;
'tis hard indeed to part with them
But God's strong arm supporteth me.