St. Clair County Obits

MARY L. BOCK

Appleton City Journal
Thursday, 22 December 1898
Mary L. Bock, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Bock, died at the home of her parents, at Roe, Arkansas, on Monday, December 5th, at the age of 13 years, 9 months and 10 days, of the dread disease – swamp fever.
She was sick only a few days, having taken sick on Friday and died on Monday.
Miss Mary leaves father and mother, five brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss.
Mary was a child of unusual cheerful disposition, and bright intellect. She delighted in doing something that would make the lives of others happier, and to do so would oft times deny her own pleasures and wants. Possessing all of the attributes that make a pure, noble and beautiful character, she gave promise of being a beautiful and useful woman, and one who was always ready to help her associates and fellowmen. But God in His Infinite Wisdom and Mercy has seen fit to take her from us – (for what purpose we know not- but His will be ours) to His Heavenly home above, where she is now among the angels. May we all so live, that when our summons comes to leave this vale of tears, that we will be permitted to meet her in that Eternal Home.
Mary thou art gone
To rest with the angels
And we would prone
Join thee in that Haven.
Never more shall we see
That sweet face of thine
Never more shall we meet thee
Until we too, are with the Great Divine.
Though our hearts are crushed with sadness
When we see thy vacant chair.
But again tis filled with gladness
With the thought, we’ll meet again “Over There”
A Friend

The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bock, in this community, join The Journal in offering deepest sympathy, in their bereavement.