DIED. Smith.—On Thursday, Feb'y 5th, of supposed congestion of the lungs, Olive Ruby, infant daughter of J. R. and Eliza Smith, aged eight weeks and one day.
This makes the third little one these parents have lost. How sweet are the words of Christ; "Of such is the Kingdom of heaven." Funeral services by E. H. Gurley, Feb. 6, 1886.
"Go to thy rest, fair child;
Go to thy dreamless bed,
While yet so gentle, undefiled,
With blessings on thy head."
Source: The Lamoni Gazette, Lamoni, Iowa, Thurs. 11 Feb 1886, p. 4
DIED. Smith.—On Thursday, Feb'y 5th, of supposed congestion of the lungs, Olive Ruby, infant daughter of J. R. and Eliza Smith, aged eight weeks and one day.
This makes the third little one these parents have lost. How sweet are the words of Christ; "Of such is the Kingdom of heaven." Funeral services by E. H. Gurley, Feb. 6, 1886.
"Go to thy rest, fair child;
Go to thy dreamless bed,
While yet so gentle, undefiled,
With blessings on thy head."
Source: The Lamoni Gazette, Lamoni, Iowa, Thurs. 11 Feb 1886, p. 4
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Child of JR & EA Smith
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Ephraim Henry "Bub" Smith
1866–1910
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Clarence F. Smith
1867–1950
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John William "Will" Smith
1869–1910
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Theodore James "Theo" Smith
1870–1948
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Minnie Bell Smith Keller
1873–1960
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Gertrude "Gertie" Smith Teale
1875–1941
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James N Smith
1876–1877
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Elizabeth Louise "Lou" Smith White
1878–1971
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Arthur Hastings Smith
1880–1959
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Infant Daughter Smith
1884–1885
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