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Elizabeth Bailey Hoar's obituary in the Mining Gazette
14 Nov. 1929 , Houghton, Michigan, USA
Publication: Mining Gazette
Date: November 14, 1929
Decedent: MRS. RICHARD M. HOAR
Headline: MRS. RICHARD M. HOAR, PIONEER RESIDENT OF HOUGHTON, IS
CALLED Death Comes Suddenly to Her Thursday Morning.
Mrs. Richard M. Hoar, perhaps the oldest pioneer resident of Houghton,
died at her home on Montezuma street at 8:30 yesterday morning. The
mother of seven children, four survive her; Clarence M. Hoar of Houghton,
with whom she made her home, Mrs. L. M. Hardenburgh of Ironwood, Mich,
Mrs. Elton W. Walker, of Beverly Hills, California and Frederick W. Hoar of
Globe, Arizona. They, and a brother, Samuel W. Bailey, of Manitowac,
Wisconsin, rematin to cherish the memory of the most remarkable little woman
who has ever entered their lives.
Of the generation of pioneers of the Copper Country, which, like the Arabs,
have folded their tents and silently stolen away, Mrs. Hoar Possessed all
the sterling qualities of that generation. Vicissitudes were many in her
long life, but she met them with courage, and the hope, born of faith, that
the morrow would be better than today, and this faith sustained her as she
quietly passed away.
She was a familiar figure in the streets of Houghton, especially to those
of the older residents, because up until a few days before her death, she
did her own shopping. Independent of spirit and in the full possession of
all her faculties, she maintained a keen interest of others and in the affairs
of the day. If shadows were there, she did not live in the shadows, but in
the sunlight of good cheer, and so, remained young, even at the advanced age
of 93, exemplifying the thought that nobody grows old by merely living a number
of years; that they grow old by deserting their ideals; that while years may
wrinkle their skin, to give up enthusiasm, wrinkles the soul. And so she
clung to her ideals; kept the embers of her enthusiasm alive and glowing.
The late Mrs. Hoar was born in the town of North Walshan, Norfolk, England,
April 3,1836, and coming to Canada in her twenty-second year, was married
to Richard M. Hoar at Toronto on August 30, 1858. Mr. Hoar was for many
years engaged in merchandising and was Houghton's leading merchant.
The tales of hidden mineral wealth in the new Copper Country of Michigan,
was the lure that brought the young couple to Houghton in the spirit of 1859.
It is related that the trip from Toronto took 21 days. They landed at Portage
Entry, where Mr. Hoard procured a small boat, and rowed......
(This is the end of the transcript which is available to me.)
Transcribed by Kathleen Jackman-Hiltunen