Obituary for Bertha Smith, Hardin County, Illinois Mrs. Bertha Smith, wife of Elmer Smith of Rock Creek community, died at the age of almost 36 years, at the Lightners Hospital, Harrisburg, Monday afternoon. She was a daughter of James and Flora Winters. She was born at Rock Creek and had lived all of her life there. While she had not been in good health for the past year, she had been in the hospital for only a week. Survivors include her husband, parents and sons Edward Lane Jr.,and James, Herschel and Eugene Smith. Five sisters, Mrs. Susan Linsey and Mrs. Mildred Smith of Chicago, Mrs. Edna Lane, Mrs. Myrtle Holbrook and Mrs. Beulah Mae Mathis near Cave-in-Rock. Four brothers, Tommy, Frranklin, Robert and Theadore all of near Cave-in-Rock. The funeral in charge of the Owens funeral Home, was held yesterday afternoon at the Rock Creek Church, with Rev. George Dutton and Rev. Guy Leonberger as the officiating ministers. Interment was in Adams cemetery >From the Hardin County Independent 22 June 1950 ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Patton Reed