Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1906 — Obituary of Mrs. E. E. Smith. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Mrs. E. E. Smith.

Mrs. Frances Odella Smith, wife of Edward E. Smith, was born in Jasper county, Ind., April 11th 1870, died in Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 10th, 1906, aged 35 years, 10 months and 29 days. She was the second child in a family of seven children, of Mr, and Mrs. Jonathan Lewis, and is the first of them to depart Her father died in 1903, but her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, is still living, in Johnson county, Ind. She was married in this county to Edward E. Smith, Deo. 17, 1887, and with him moved to Englewood in 1889, and which place has been their home ever since. Her husband survives her and three sons, Leroy Holton, age 16, Raymond Howard, age 5 and Lesley Lewis, age one y ear and 10 months.

Hersurvi' ng sisters and brothers are Mrs. Noria Donglinger, of Jackson Co. Ind., Mrs. Edith Stiles, ofCb- uoa, 111.. Mrs. Maggie Smith, of 1> nsselaer, Miss Elcie Lewis, and I. W. and Orson Lewis, all of Chicago. She u ite«l with the United Brethern < i.urch when a child, and on removi g to Chicago, she united with the M. E. church, at South Englewo* 4. and remained a faithful memb r until her death.

Shewn i prominent member of Hive No >0 of the Ladies of the Maccabr having been commander of the n* ve for two terms and was past vjinmander at the time of her death, jhe members of the hive showed ihe high respect iu which they 1; hi her by 14 members coming to h«» funeral. The funeral was held M<» -day, Feb. 12th, at Trinity M. E church, by Rev. H. L. Kindig. Interment was made in Weston cemetery.