Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Myrtie Belle (Stair) (Mrs. Clarence W.) November 6, 1907 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Maureen Cross mcross3454@gmail.com April 7, 2023, 2:33 pm Lake Odessa Times -- November 14, 1907 MRS. C. W. SMITH Myrtle Belle Stair was a daughter of Mrs. Caroline Stair and was born in Carlton township March 10, 1874. She died at her home in this village last week Wednesday after a short illness from dropey and enlargement of the heart. She was married in 1897 to C. W. Smith and to them were born three boys and two daughters, the oldest of which is now nine years and the youngest three months. One of the boys died last April, leaving four who survive to be deprived of the loving care of mother. Deceased also leaves a mother, four brothers --John, Ed and Arthur of this vicinity and William of Dryden, N. Y., and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Church of Clarksville. The funeral was held from the M. E. church Sunday, Rev. Townsend of Woodland officiating, the remains being laid to rest in Lakeside cemetery. The husband and four young children have the deep sympathy of the community in a loss that means so much to them. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith45416nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb