We are called upon to chronicle the death of Elizabeth Hoff which occurred Feb. 16, 1890. She was the daughter of Moses Mannier and was born in Monongalia county, W. Va., June 22, 1800; and was 89 years, 7 months, and 25 days old.

In the year 1816 she was married to John Hoff with whom she lived a devoted and loving wife till his death, Feb. 15, 1880, in the 83, year of his age.
Mother Hoff was blessed with a family of eleven children, 7 sons and four daughters, of whom four sons and one daughter are still living, the remainder having proceeded her to the spirit world.

Father and Mother Hoff were baptized by Elder Phineas Wells about the year 1818, and untied with the Baptist church in Harrison county. Thus she was a professor of the religion of Christ for more than 70 years, which profession she adorned by a truly christian life and God like conversation. She was a constant student of the Bible and was well qualified to give religious instruction to young and old. She leaves a great number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, with a host of friends who let fall the silent tear of love at the loss of one so good and kind. But the bitterness of our sorrow is sweetened by the assurance of her great gain in relief from suffering here and entering upon the reward of the faithful.

He last illness was neither very long nor severe; she refused to take any medicine, saying, " I?m waiting for the summons and anxious to go home".

My children, neighbors, friends,
Let all your tears be dried,
I fall asleep in Jesus? arms,
He who for sinners died.
May be your thoughts engage;
May be your love obtain,
Then we will meet in that fair land,
And with our Savior again.
Pastor.

(The Roane County Journal; Vol. 4, No. 3; March 1997-Courtesy of Janet Prine)

Mrs. Margaret (Maggie) Schreckengost, 64, of Otto died yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Virgil Barnhouse, Otto, following an illness of some length.

She was born September 26, 1888, in Calhoun county, the daughter of the late James and Etta Laughlin, and was a member of the Otto A. C. Church.

She is survived by her husband, George Schreckengost; two sons, Warren of Arnoldsburg, and Lewis of Parkersburg; three daughters, Mrs. Virgil Barnhouse, Mrs. Basil Wilson, and Mrs. Edward Hall, all of Otto; two brothers, Lewis Laughlin, Beech, and Roy Laughlin, Michigan; three half-brothers James Brannon, Spencer, Willie and Orville Brannon, both of Akron, O.; three half-sisters, Mrs. Jim McKee, Richmond, O., Mrs. Bert Dawkins, Akron, and Mrs. Hartley Morgan, Elizabeth. Three children preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Otto A. C. Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The body will be removed from the Vandale funeral home in Spencer to the late residence this afternoon.

(Margaret Schreckengost passed away February 24, 1953)
(Submitted by Donna J. Walbrown)

The funeral services were held in his church Monday about 11 o'clock A. M., conducted by Rev. Jackson, of Parkersburg. The tokens of esteem were spontaneous from every heart. Orville McMillan was the son of the late Jordan R. McMillan and was born April 11, 1859 and was 50 years and 8 month old at his death. He was married to Miss May "Rohr, May 17, 1887, and from this union two lovely but almost heart broken daughters remain, Miss Floda and Miss Orva, both young women.

Mr. McMillan leaves an aged step mother and several sisters and brothers to mourn their loss, among whom are Walter, Charley, William, and James, and Mrs. C. E. Vandevender, Mrs. S. B. Thompson, who were with him when the summons came and Mrs. Ollie Chambers, absent, who lives in Oklahoma. A brother Otto and a sister Mrs. C. S. Redding passed on before him.

The interment was in the town cemetery beside his wife who followed little more than a year ago.

Mr. McMillan leaves his two daughters well provided for and had $3000.00 life insurance possibly. THE RECORD feels keenly the loss of a dear friend and counselor in Mr. McMillan's death. While he was firm he never intruded; while gentle as woman, flattery nor threat never moved him. He seemed to know the weakness of humanity as his full heart went out to distress and suffering in sympathy and love.

"Thy soul too soft its ills to bear
Has left our mortal hemisphere,
And sought in better world the meed
To blameless life by heaven decreed." -Scott

Oh Death! The poor man's dearest friend,
The kindest and the best!
Welcome the hour my tired limbs
Are laid with three at the rest! -Burns

(Orville McMillan passed away December 11, 1909)
(Submitted by Evelyn Bissell Starcher)

Mrs. Henrietta Burgess (Young) Chapman, daughter of B. Strawther and Lucinda (Huffman) Young, was born in Kanawha county, then Virginia, June the 17th, 1850, departed this life Monday, Sept. 14th, 1925, age 75 years, 2 month and 26 days.

At the age of 3 years, Aunt Ret, as she was commonly known by her neighbors, with her father, mother and one brother, came to Roane County to make their future home and settled on Flat Run near Linden, where she remained until the Reaper whose name is Death, called her to join father, mother, and brother who had proceeded her to the Great Beyond years before.

At an early age Aunt Ret was converted and joined the Hayes Fork A. C. Church of which she remained a member. She had been in very poor health for several years and death had been expected for some time. Nevertheless she is missed.

In the year of 1866 she was united in marriage to Salvanis Gideon Chapman to this union eleven children were born all of which are still living except one.

Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon the 18th by Rev. Herbert Spencer at the home of the daughters, Mrs. Samples.

All of the children were present except Mrs. Goodwin, who was unable to attend.

Aunt Ret was laid to rest in the Chapman cemetery by the side of her husband, who proceeded her in death 40 years ago.

When the last feeble step has been taken.
And the gates of that City appear.
And the beautiful song of the Angels.
Float out on my listening Ear.
When all that now seems so mysterious.
Will be bright and clear day
And the falls of the road will seem nothing.
When we get to the end of the way.

(Submitted by Evelyn Bissell Starcher)

Funeral arrangements were incomplete Tuesday for Mr. McMillan, 85, retired Roane county farmer, who died Monday at his home at Otto. The body was taken to the Vandale mortuary at Spencer.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Lona Wilson McMillan; four daugthers, Mrs. L. R. Harless of Gualey Bridge, Mrs. W. H. Meadows of Spencer and Lettie and Otha McMillan of Glendale, Ariz.; a son, Dr. Charles McMillan of Wichita Falls, Tex.; and a brother, Walter McMillan of Otto, and two sisters, Mrs. S. B. Thompson of Parkersburg and Mrs. Lon Chambers of Wichita Falls.

(James McMillan passed away December 30, 1940)
(Submitted by Evelyn Bissell Starcher)