Obituaries: Bertha Allen Smith, 1908: 
Farragut, Fremont Co., IA

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Shenandoah World Shenandoah Iowa 7 August 1908

Death of Mrs. Elmer Smith

	The news of the death of Mrs. Elmer Smith at her home near Centralia, 
Kansas, was a great shock to her many friends of this vicinity. It was known 
to some that she was seriously ill but even to them the news was a shock. Her 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lem Allen, and her sister Mrs. Seth Cox and brother were 
all with her at the time of her death. Her parents had been out there three weeks. 
Besides her husband she leaves three small children. Mrs. Smith had been ailing 
for some time with heart trouble and other complications and she had been confined 
to her bed for several weeks. She was a devoted wife and mother and it was a great 
trial to her to have to give up her children and leave them. She was a young woman 
only a little past 27, her 27th birthday having occurred on the 2nd of August. She 
was born on the home place here and was married about 7 years ago to Elmer Smith, 
son of Stephen Smith near here. After their marriage they remained in this vicinity 
until ago years ago they moved to near Centralia and it was there that she died on 
Tuesday morning of this week. The body was brought to her parents' home and the 
funeral will take place tomorrow conducted by Rev. Shedd pastor of the Presbyterian 
church of Shenandoah. Her body will be laid to rest in the Farragut Cemetery. The 
family of the deceased have the sympathy of their friends in their bereavment.
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