Blair County PA Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Julia Esther (Ellis) June 1, 1929 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Smith joye310@embarqmail.net May 20, 2012, 10:53 am Bedford Gazette Mrs. Julia Esther Smith and mother of Rev. George E. Smith, pastor of the Wenwood United Brethren in Christ Church, Altoona, died this morning at 3 o'clock at her home in McKee. Mrs. Smith had been in feeble health for the past fourteen years, being afflicted with rheumatisim and complications, to which her death was attributed. Mrs. Smith was born at New Paris, Bedford county, September 18, 1861, the daughter of George N. and Julianne Elis, both now deceased. She was united in marriage with John H. Smith on June 21, 1881, and to this union ten children were born, four of whom survive, as follows: Ira E. Smith of Altoona, E. Ressler Smith of Hiram, O. and Mrs. Charles Imler with whom the mother resided at McKee. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren and three sisters: Mrs. Mary Calahan of Ryot, Bedford county, Mrs. Nora Boyer of Philadelphia; and Mrs. Alice Berryhill of Waynesville, O.; Mr. Smith died two years ago. Mrs. Smith resided during her early life in Bedford county, later moving with the family to Catfish and in 1908 moved to McKee. She was a member of the United Brethren in Christ church at East Freedom, was devoted to the church and her home and spent her declining years largley with her Bible and many friends who called at her home. Funeral services will be conducted from the home at McKee, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, in charge of her pastor, Rev. A.L. Thompson. Interment in the Greenlawn cemetery at Roaring Spirng. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb