Obituary; Thomas E. Smith, Ashland Gazette, Ashland, Saunders Co., Nebraska

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Thomas E. Smith

Thomas E. Smith is laid to rest here February 27.  Succumbed in Omaha 
following stroke February 24.

Funeral services for Thomas E. Smith were held Thursday February 27, 
at the Marcy chapel.  Rev. L. B. Stevenson, pastor of the Christian 
church was in charge of the service.  Mrs. Otto Clark and Jessie Wilson 
with Mrs. Harry Parmenter, pianist, furnished the music.

Pallbearers were Frank Wilson, Bernard Newberry, Marcus Norris, 
Preston Vosler, Fred Krahmer and Roy Everman.  Burial was in the 
Ashland cemetery.

Thomas E. Smith, son of John and Mary Aldrich Smith was born at 
Madison, Wisconsin, February 14, 1865, and passed away at the South Side 
hospital at Omaha February 24, 1941 at the age of 76 years and 10 days.

He suffered a light stroke February 16 which paralyzed his vocal cords 
and he was unable to speak from then on.  He suffered another stroke 
the day he passed away.

When a boy he moved to Lincoln, Nebraska with his parents and later moved 
to Ashland where he worked in the old power mill.

In the year 1901 he was united in marriage with Myrtle Wilburn.  To this 
union were born two children a daughter Anna and a son Edgar who preceded 
him in death in the fall of 1922 at the age of 16 years.  His wife preceded 
him in death when the son was a baby.

He then moved to Wann where he resided the rest of his life alone with 
the exception of a few months which he spent at Wahoo and Omaha when he 
became unable to care for himself.

Mr. Smith’s greatest enjoyment and sport was hunting and fishing and he 
spent many pleasant hours hunting ducks along the Platte River.

He leaves to mourn his passing, his daughter, Mrs. Anna Elwood of Dow City, 
Iowa; a sister Mrs. Hattie Malsbury of Pocatello, Idaho, five grandchildren, 
many other relatives and a host of friends by whom he will be greatly missed.

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