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Obituary: Died at the residence of her husband, three miles south of Duson, on the 1st of October, Mrs. Elvina Hoffpauir, wife of Alexander Hoffpauir. She was the daughter of Isom Brown and was born December 30, 1846. Mrs. Hoffpauir was an excellent woman. In all the relations of her life, as daughter, sister, wife, mother, mistress and neighbor, she was a worthy example. Her sickness was of short duration and her death unexpected, but she obeyed the summons with fortitude and died calmly, trusting in Christ. She said to her husband that she had committed all to God and was ready to meet her Savior. She has left a deeply afflicted husband, five children and a large circle of relatives and friends to deplore loss. Let the lesson of this good life enter our hearts and may we too, when our journey is done, enter the rest that remaineth for the people of God. (Lafayette Gazette, 12 Oct. 1895).