Monroe County obituary Mrs. Emily T. Smith ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: © Fay Collins ==================================================================== Monroe City News Saturday, 22 February 1879 Died Smith-Near Ely Station, Marion county, on Saturday, Feb. 15th, 1879, Mrs. Emily T. Smith, wife of A. Smith, aged 78 years. Deceased was the mother of Mrs. B. O. Wood, of this city. The funeral was preached at the Christian church Sunday afternoon, by Rev. Jas. S. Green, after which the remains were followed by many friends and neighbors to the City of the Dead, where they were laid away to rest until the resurrection morning. She had been a member of the Baptist church for many years, and during her years of sufferings and afflictions she was a devout and consistent christian woman, leading a life worthy of example and emulation.