Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1915 — HONORED CITIZEN CROSSES THE BAR [ARTICLE]

HONORED CITIZEN CROSSES THE BAR

William Smith, Aged 84, DM Sunday at. Bom* of His Daughter, Mrs. Hiram Day. WHlfam Smith, aged 34 years on Dec. sth, and since 1880 a resident of this city, died Sunday morning at 4;15 o’clock at ttoe residence of his daughter, Mts. Hinam Day. Mr. Smith was born in Ohio in 1830. He moved to Indianapolis in 1657 and .was married in that city to Miss Elizabeth Wilson in 1860. In 1869 he moved to Remington, where he lived until 1880, when he came to this city. For many years he wtae engaged in the carpenter trade and he has helped to erect many of the bouses in this city. He was an honorable man and always had the highest respect of the people of this city. When the inflrmaties of age unfitted him longer to work at the carpenter trade he engaged in gardening and marketing vegetables throughout (the year. His strength did not fail him until last when he began to deVljne and he was soon too feeble arid the health of hi® aged wife too frail (for them to longer live in their ■home and they went to tfye home of their daughter, Mrs. Hiram Day, where death came to him at the hour stated.

He is survived by a widow and (six children, namely, William C. Smith, of San Pierre; Edward E. Smith, of Chicago; Theodore Smith, of Gillam township; and Elmer B. Smith, Mrs. Hiram D(ay and John W. Smith, of Rensselaer. Edward Smith, who i-s a member o>f Tent No. 180, Knights of the Maccabees, of Chicago, .was deeply impressed when he received a beautiful floral offering from the older as a tribute of sympathy on account of the death of his father. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the late residence and burial will be made in Weston cemetery.