Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Holland, Docia M. 1920
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Payette Enterprise 1-29-1920
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, January 29, 1920

MRS. JOHN HOLLAND

Docia M. Bivens was born in the state of Kansas, August 13th, 1849, and died 
at the home of her sister in Boise, Idaho, January 27th, 1920, age 70 years, 5 
months and 14 days. When at the age of 15 she crossed the plains with her 
parents with ox team to the state of Oregon, and two years later came to the 
Payette Valley, settling on a homestead five mile east of Payette. March 3rd 
1872 she was united in marriage to John Holland. To them were born six 
children of whom five are yet living. Her husband died in January 1897. She 
continued to live in this community until sixteen years ago when she moved to 
Boise where she has made her home until the time of her death which was caused 
by pneumonia after an illness of but a few days. Mrs. Holland was a true 
consistent Christian all her life, being a member of the Christian Church for 
many years and later years a member and a firm believer in the First Church of 
Christ Scientist.

She leaves to mourn her loss, three sons and two daughters, Thos. M. Holland 
of Middleton, R. C. Holland of Seattle, D.B. Holland of Pocatello, Mrs. E. A. 
Frazer of Ontario, Ore., and Mrs. E. L. Gilbert of Meredian, besides two 
brothers and four sisters: John Bivens of Ontario, Will Bivens of Payette, 
Mrs. Henry Irvin of Payette, Rececca McFarlin and Mrs. Elmer Emerson of Boise, 
and Mrs. Cash Nichols of Ontario.

The body was brought to Payette Wednesday evening where the funeral services 
were held at Lauers Undertaking parlor this (Thurdsay) afternoon, conducted by 
Mrs. Guss, First Reader of the Christian Science Church. Interment was made in 
the family lot in Riverside Cemetery.

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