In Westerly, R. I., Aug. 3, 1888, Mrs. Mary Saunders Hiscox, widow of John Hiscox, aged 88 years, 5 months and 15 days. She was born in the town of Westerly, Feb. 18, 1800, and was the daughter of Arnold and Hannah Clarke Saunders, and the last of seven children, two sons and five daughters. Of them all she lived to the ripest and greatest age. When she was eighteen years old she was married to Mr. Hiscox, who was a descendant, fifth in direct line, of Eld. William Hiscox, the first pastor of the Newport Church, R. I. Mrs. Hiscox was a resident of Westerly for nearly forty years and had seen many changes in the village and community. Of her ten children only four survive her - one son and three daughters.
When about twenty years old Mrs. Hiscox was baptized by Eld. Matthew Stillman, and joined the First Hopkinton Church. In 1850 she changed her membership by letter to the Pawcatuck Church, of which she was a greatly esteemed member at her death. Strong in faith, firm in principle, loyal to Christ and his requirements, faithful to the church, prayerful and devout, earnest and exemplary, always deeply interested in the people of her faith, this sister in Christ lived a useful life, came to a ripe old age, beautiful in spirit and character. Not only will her children and grandchildren greatly miss her, but all who came under the sweet savor of her life. A mother in Israel has departed, and the Pawcatuck Church is again called to meet the loss of a valuable and beloved member, as she has frequently been the past year. O. U. W.
