Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Ellen A. 1880
************************************************
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:
Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 30, 2010, 2:16 pm

The Belding Home-News, Thursday, October 28, 1880


Died.—In this village, Sunday, Oct. 24th, after a severe illness of two weeks, 
Mrs. Ellen A. Smith, wife of Ralph M. Smith, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. 
A. Russell, of Orleans.  Besides her husband and parents she leaves an only 
sister and three little ones to mourn her untimely death.  Her funeral was 
attended at the Christian church on Tuesday by a large concourse of relatives 
and sympathizing friends.  Sermon by E. Mudge, assisted in the service by Rev. 
W. Buel.

Mrs. Smith was born in Grattan, Dec. 8th, 1852, and hence was nearly 28 years 
of age at the time of her death.  Soon after her birth her parents settled in 
Otisco where they continued to reside until the subject of our sketch was 18 
years of age, when they removed to Orleans where they now reside.  When 19 
years of age she made a public profession of religion and united with the M. 
E. Church, of which she remained a worthy and zealous member until her death.  
When 20 years of age she became the wife of Ralph M. Smith, and for 4 years 
she and her husband resided at Sheridan.  Four years ago they settled in 
Belding, where she was loved and respected by all who knew her.  About three 
weeks before her death she gave birth to two girls; she seemed to be getting 
along well until two weeks ago, when disease set in which continued to grow 
upon her until she died as stated above.  

On the night before her death she gave up all hope of recovery, and in a 
rational and composed state of mind gave directions as to the funeral, 
selecting the minister to conduct the service, and naming others to 
participate; selected singers, and named the 14th chapter of St. John as the 
one she desired read and the first two verses as the text for the sermon.  She 
named her little twin girls Nettie and Nellie, commended them and her little 
boy to the care of her mother, and desired that her family should find a home 
with her parents.  She appropriated some notions to various friends as 
keepsakes, and after having completed all these arrangements, she exhorted all 
to live faithful disciples of Christ and meet her beyond the storms of life.  
She then settled into a delirious and semi-conscious state which continued 
until her death on Sunday morning.

The companion, parents, sister and other near friends of Mrs. Ralph Smith, 
deceased, desire to express their hearty thanks to the citizens of Belding and 
vicinity for the very active helpfulness manifested by them during the 
sickness that resulted in the death of one near and dear to them, also for the 
sympathy manifested  them in their deep sorrow.  They desire to express to the 
public their confidence in Dr. Goville and feel that he did all that he could 
do for the restoration of the one now dead.


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith9051nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/

File size: 3.3 Kb