Services for Eileen Ruth Hancock, 82, formerly of Eddyville, were conducted on Monday, Sept.3 at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Caldwell, Idaho. Burial will be Oct.8 in Rolling Hills Cemetery, Eddyville. Family and friends are invited to a gathering at St. Mark Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Oct. 8 followed by a prayer at the cemetery conducted by the Rev. Fr. Shaiju Thomas. There will be a luncheon at the church following the graveside service.

Mrs. Hancock died on Thursday, Aug. 30, of natural causes in a Caldwell, Idaho hospital. She was a homemaker and she worked at Special Metals in Princeton for many years. She was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church who devoted many hours to keeping the church in good order, a member of Saratoga Homemakers Club and a wonderful friend who helped many elderly friends to stay independent.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Hancock; a son, John Robert Hancock; parents, Edward and Mary Dwyer Lewis; two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by one sister, Catherine Hornback of Caldwell, Idaho, and many nieces and nephews including Gail (Cecil) Howell of Caldwell, Idaho with whom she resided, and Jim (Jean) Bundren of Eddyville. She also had numerous great nieces and nephews who brought her joy.

Memorials may be made to St. Mark Catholic Church, 302 Peachtree Ln., Eddyville KY. 42038.

This is a paid obituary.