Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1902 — Death of a Noble Woman. [ARTICLE]

Death of a Noble Woman.

New Philadelphia Tribun e. Mrs. Kate Smith, widow of Dr. Thomas H. Smith, died at her home on East Avenue, this city,-.at 5 o’clock Sunday morning December 21,1902 She had been ill about 2$ weeks. Mrs. Smith’s maiden name was Kate Forbes: She was a daughter of the late James Forbes and wife, and was born and reared at New Hagerstown, Carroll county, O. She was sixty-four years of age last November. On February 4,1862, 6he was united in marriage to Dr. Thomas H. Smith, of New Philadelphia, and sinoe that time has resided in this city. Their union was blessed with two daughters and one eon. One daughter, Emma of this city, and the son, Frank, of Muskegon, Micb., survive. Mrs. Smith’s husband died on February 19,1902, and her daughter, Miss Sue, passed away three months later. The illness and death of the husband and daughter to whom Mrs. Smith was so demoted was a terrible shook and so underminded her health, that when she was taken ill her physioal condition became so weakened that it would uot yield to treatment.

Mrs. Smith was a noble woman Kind, gentle, refined, meeting, every one with a pleasant smile and cheerful greeting, she made hosts of friends wbo sought and enjoyed her companionship. Her home life was beautiful, and there never lived a more faithful, loving wife, devoted, indulgent mother, affectionate, considerate Bister or truer friend, and her memory will be affectionately oherished not only by the immediate members of her family, but by many true friends who loved and esteemed her for the purity of her character, and the sweet, womanly graoes that she possessed. Besides the daughter and son, and step daughter, Mrs. Benton Forsythe, of Rensselaer, Ind., Mrs. Smith is survived by four sisters, as follows: Mrs. Nannie Mathews, of San Francisoo, California; Mrs. Elizabeth Stephenson, of Leesville; Mrs. J. B. Deardorff, of Midland, Texas, and Mrs. Amanda Kaldenbangb, of this oity. The funeral took plaoe from the family home at 2 o’clook Tuesday afternoon, and the services were oondneted by Rev. Dr. J. C. Krensoh, assisted by Rev. Howard N. Campbell Burial in the East Fair street cemetery.