Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1907 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Rebeoca J. Smith, daughter of John A. and Nancy Smith and grand-daughter of William and Rebeoca Kenton, was born Aug. 15,1841. Her parents came from Champaign Co., Ohio, and settled on this homestead in 1839, they being among the earliest settlers of this county. This daughter was the first child born to the parents after coming to Jasper county. It has been the lot of the family to have the care of orphan children during their entire life, and the sorrowing grand-children of her parents for whom she has so kindly spent her life in ministering to, tell the sincere love they held for her who lias been a mother to them. She had lived a quiet life with no thought but to be true to tbe ones left in trust to her. She died August 4th at the Mary Thompson hospital in Chicago, and was attended in her last hours., by the nieces and nephew who had been her care for many years. Had she lived until Aug. 15 she would have been 66 years of age. There were twelve children born to her parents, two of whom now survive, Mrs. Mary A. Walker and Miss Sarah Smith, who resides at the homestead. The funeral services were conducted Wednesday by Rev. G. H. Clarke of the Christian church, at the residence of James Newcomb. Interment took place in Smith cemetery. | w ***