Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1920 — FUNERAL OF CIVIL WAR VETERAN [ARTICLE]

FUNERAL OF CIVIL WAR VETERAN

The funeral service of Joseph Smith of this city was held at his late home on South Van Rensselaer, street at 10:30 a. m. Friday, April 23, and was in charge of the Rev. W. T. Barbre,, pastor of the Christian church of this city. The following obituary was read at the service: Obituary Joseph Smith was born in Tippecanoe county, near Lafayette on February 16, 1837. He enlisted in the Civil War in Company Gr, 63rd Indiana Infantry and served until the end of- the war. December 22, 1867, he was united in . marriage with Mrs. Catherine Wiley, who, at that timp, was a widow with three children. To these children Mr. i Smith was a true and loving father. These children have grown to maturity and now reside as follows: John M. Wiley, in Moravia, Mont., William S. Wiley in Hartford, Mich., and Mary J. Summers, widowed, who makes her home with the parents in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of two children. A daughter died in infancy. The other is a son, Charles F. Smith of Salem*, O. Both parents were very fond of Charles and were delighted with the success which has come to him in his profession as an attorney. — For a number of years Mr. and Mrs. Smith lived near Seafield in White county. In the spring of 1888 they moved to occupying a farm which Mr. Smith had purchased near Kniman. While living here he became a member of the Oddfellows lodge. They moved to this city in 1912 and that time have been residents here continuously. He was in poor "health for some time and was taken very seriously ill on Saturday, April 16. On Wednesday, April 21, he was taken to the hospital in the forenoon, but lived but a few hours, passing away at 12:30’ p. m. Mr. Smith was a splendid citizen, of happy jovial disposition and ’ was beloved by all who knew, him.