Lydia Albina Hopkins Lamphier (1848-1924)
(Mrs. Loyal Lamphier)

with husband and daughter, 1916	1919	1920's
	with Frank (the dog), 1919

Lydia Albina Hopkins, daughter of Jacob and Serena Hopkins, was born in Starke county, Indiana, October 12, 1848, and died at her home in Lowell, Ind., December 29, 1924, at the age of 76 years, 2 months and 17 days.

She was united in marriage with Loyal Lamphier at Valparaiso, Indiana, in 1874, and for fifty years they journeyed together in life's pathway, sharing each others burdens. Mrs. Lamphier united with the Christian church many years ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Lamphier spent twenty years in Iowa, and except for a few months at a time they have lived the remainder of their married life in Lowell.

She leaves to mourn her husband, an adopted daughter, Mrs. Pauline Hettinger, of Hammond, one brother Lauson Hopkins, of Buchcanan, Mich., four sisters, Mrs. Mira Sanders, of Attica, Ind., Mrs. Clark Williams, of Lafayette, Ind., Mrs. Ella Castle, of Lowell, and Mrs. Catherine Jewett, of Norfolk, Nebr., and hosts of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Lowell Wednesday, December 31st, at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Nickerson, pastor of the church, preached the funeral sermon. Interment was made in the Pine Grove cemetery. Undertaker William Sheets had charge of the burial service.

CARD OF THANKS

We desire to extend to the kind friends and neighbors our heartfelt thanks for the many kind acts during the long illness of our dear wife, mother and sister, and offered us such kind words of consolation when death relieved her sufferings. Their kindness will ever be remembered by us. Signed: Loyal Lamphier, Mrs. Pauline Hettinger and the brother and sisters.