Kate's life and children are described in the biography of her husband, John Fleming Smith. Her death during the funeral dinner for her brother-in-law is described in this letter from John Fleming's brother-in-law to a sister, Olivia Ann 'Liva' Smith Godwin.
Greenville, Texas
March 30, 1925
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Godwin and children,
Elias Smith died at T's in Stratford, Oklahoma at 3:30 PM March 26, 1925, Thursday. Elbert and Robert came with his body, arriving here on the early train Saturday morning. We had the body brought out to our house for 2 or 3 hours, had short service, then carried it back to Katy station thence to Como, thence by auto to Camey. Robert went home yesterday, but Elbert came back here and stayed all night with us last night and has gone to Alba today.
Elbert was at his Uncle John's at Como yesterevn and assisted to put his Aunt Kate on the bed after she had fainted, as they thought, in the kitchen at about 11:30 o'clock where she and Julia had gone to cook some batter cakes for dinner. They got both doctors, so directly the train came, and Elbert came on here, so about 7 o'clock PM yesterday news reached us that she had died! So you see, it is good that we don't know what the future has in store for us. Mary is not well, but able to be up part of the time. Hope all of you are well.
Your brother,
S. G. Gaines
P. S.
We learn Kate was buried this evening. Elbert returned from Alba and is staying with Jim Smith tonight and is going to start home on early train in the morning. We are uneasy about Mary. She can't hardly talk.
Respectfully,
S. G. Gaines
Greenville, Texas
March 30, 1925
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Godwin and children,
Elias Smith died at T's in Stratford, Oklahoma at 3:30 PM March 26, 1925, Thursday. Elbert and Robert came with his body, arriving here on the early train Saturday morning. We had the body brought out to our house for 2 or 3 hours, had short service, then carried it back to Katy station thence to Como, thence by auto to Camey. Robert went home yesterday, but Elbert came back here and stayed all night with us last night and has gone to Alba today.
Elbert was at his Uncle John's at Como yesterevn and assisted to put his Aunt Kate on the bed after she had fainted, as they thought, in the kitchen at about 11:30 o'clock where she and Julia had gone to cook some batter cakes for dinner. They got both doctors, so directly the train came, and Elbert came on here, so about 7 o'clock PM yesterday news reached us that she had died! So you see, it is good that we don't know what the future has in store for us. Mary is not well, but able to be up part of the time. Hope all of you are well.
Your brother,
S. G. Gaines
P. S.
We learn Kate was buried this evening. Elbert returned from Alba and is staying with Jim Smith tonight and is going to start home on early train in the morning. We are uneasy about Mary. She can't hardly talk.
Respectfully,
S. G. Gaines
Kate's life and children are described in the biography of her husband, John Fleming Smith. Her death during the funeral dinner for her brother-in-law is described in this letter from John Fleming's brother-in-law to a sister, Olivia Ann 'Liva' Smith Godwin.
Greenville, Texas
March 30, 1925
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Godwin and children,
Elias Smith died at T's in Stratford, Oklahoma at 3:30 PM March 26, 1925, Thursday. Elbert and Robert came with his body, arriving here on the early train Saturday morning. We had the body brought out to our house for 2 or 3 hours, had short service, then carried it back to Katy station thence to Como, thence by auto to Camey. Robert went home yesterday, but Elbert came back here and stayed all night with us last night and has gone to Alba today.
Elbert was at his Uncle John's at Como yesterevn and assisted to put his Aunt Kate on the bed after she had fainted, as they thought, in the kitchen at about 11:30 o'clock where she and Julia had gone to cook some batter cakes for dinner. They got both doctors, so directly the train came, and Elbert came on here, so about 7 o'clock PM yesterday news reached us that she had died! So you see, it is good that we don't know what the future has in store for us. Mary is not well, but able to be up part of the time. Hope all of you are well.
Your brother,
S. G. Gaines
P. S.
We learn Kate was buried this evening. Elbert returned from Alba and is staying with Jim Smith tonight and is going to start home on early train in the morning. We are uneasy about Mary. She can't hardly talk.
Respectfully,
S. G. Gaines
Greenville, Texas
March 30, 1925
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Godwin and children,
Elias Smith died at T's in Stratford, Oklahoma at 3:30 PM March 26, 1925, Thursday. Elbert and Robert came with his body, arriving here on the early train Saturday morning. We had the body brought out to our house for 2 or 3 hours, had short service, then carried it back to Katy station thence to Como, thence by auto to Camey. Robert went home yesterday, but Elbert came back here and stayed all night with us last night and has gone to Alba today.
Elbert was at his Uncle John's at Como yesterevn and assisted to put his Aunt Kate on the bed after she had fainted, as they thought, in the kitchen at about 11:30 o'clock where she and Julia had gone to cook some batter cakes for dinner. They got both doctors, so directly the train came, and Elbert came on here, so about 7 o'clock PM yesterday news reached us that she had died! So you see, it is good that we don't know what the future has in store for us. Mary is not well, but able to be up part of the time. Hope all of you are well.
Your brother,
S. G. Gaines
P. S.
We learn Kate was buried this evening. Elbert returned from Alba and is staying with Jim Smith tonight and is going to start home on early train in the morning. We are uneasy about Mary. She can't hardly talk.
Respectfully,
S. G. Gaines
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