OBITUARY: HILL, Mary J. (Young)-Warren County, Kentucky Submitted by Martha Lamkin, Email Registry ID# http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00005.html#0001235 NOTE: This obituary column, cut from newspapers of the time period, was found pasted in an ancient dust-covered book at a yard sale I attended in Louisville KY. I'm posting them verbatim in the hopes they will benefit others. I have no further information and have no connection to any of these names. I have no additional information on dates, or about which newspapers the original columns were in or the year of publication. <> IN MEMORIAM "The grim monster death wields his sceptre over all." "It is appointed unto man once to die." We have heard that appointment, ringing down the corridors of time ever since the creation of the world, and yet how unwilling are we to meet its demands. No matter how strongly we build the fortification around our loved ones we may surround them with every care and luxury that the human mind can devise, yet that evil still lurks in our midst and even before we are aware of its presence it pounces down upon us as a hawk seizes its prey, and is sure to carry away for its victim, the most precious one in the home. Such was the case when death entered the home of John W. HILL near Richardsville, this county, and seized for its victim the dear wife and mother, Mrs. Mary J. HILL. She was not only mother to the immediate family, but in her case the word "other" was far-reaching; almost every child in her community knew her as mother. She was always looking after their interest and welfare, much as she would the welfare of her own dear children. Her children were all married and had left the parental roof for homes of their own and she found comfort and consolation in training and caring for the little folks in her vicinity, most especially those who had been so unfortunate as to lose their own mother; trying at all times to fill the vacancy, hence she was known as "mother" by both large and small. "Mother Hill" as she was familiarly called was permitted to live out her allotted time of three score years and ten; being 75 years, one month and twenty days old at the time of her death. She was born and reared on the farm where she lived at the time of her death and had never moved in all her life. She was the daughter of S. W. YOUNG, one of the oldest settlers of Kentucky, and whose home was one of the first three settlers of that part of Kentucky; the other two settlers were CHERRY, and ISBELL, the latter's daughter being the mother or our subject. "Mother Hill" was noted for her good, strong Christian character; she professed faith in Christ when quite young, and joined the M. E. Church. She not only lived a consistent member, but she lived a consistent Christian life, always doing whatsoever her hand found to do and doing it with all her might. She often said during her illness that she "was ready to obey the summons; that she had fulfilled her mission on earth and was ready when the summons came." Many times during her illness she would close her eyes, even when suffering excruciating pain, and sing some good, old-time hymns which she had learned when but a small child, never stopping to mourn or complain. Many times she would sing herself to sleep, much as a baby sings its sleepy lullaby. Sometimes she would ask her children around her bedside to sing some good, old-time song, when she would join in the singing until her voice would be lost in sleep. ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.