1.) DIED. SMITH.—At 2 o'clock a.m., January 24, at his home near Lamoni, of rheumatism of the heart, David, eldest son of Joseph and Bertha M. Smith.
He was born at Plano, Ill., August 14, 1870, baptized August, 1880. When in his eighth year he was first attacked by the disease of which he died, and he has been afflicted at times, ever since.
The funeral discourse was preached at the chapel by W. W. Blair, to a large audience of young and old. The reading of a poem completed the services at the chapel; the snow fell thick and fast at the grave.
Source: The Lamoni Gazette, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 28th, 1886, p. 4
2.) SMITH.
At Lamoni, Decatur county, Iowa, 2.15 a.m., January 24th, 1886, David Carlos, oldest son of President Joseph and Sr. Bertha M.
Smith.
David was born at Plano, Kendall Co., Illinois, August 14th, 1870. When seven and a half years of age he had an attack of rheumatic fever, which left him with a diseased condition of the heart, of which disease he died aged 15 years, 5 months, and 10 days. He suffered greatly, and is at rest.
Services at the Saints' Chapel, on the 26th, at two p.m., in charge of Elder H. A. Stebbins; sermon by Elder W. W. Blair, text: "He giveth his beloved rest."
Singing in charge of Deacon Norman W. Smith; Sr. Lucy L. Lyons, organist. Funeral cortege in charge of Elder S. V. Bailey. Bearers~ Dan Anderson, Ben Anderson, Frank Cochran, Fred Blair, Joseph Silver and Willis Kearney. The grave was made in Rose Hill Cemetery.
"Weep not for those
Who sink within the arms of death
Ere the chilling wintry breath
Of sorrow o'er them blows;
But weep for them who here remain,
The mournful heritors of pain,
Condemned to see each bright joy fade,
And mark grief's melancholy shade
Flung o'er Hope's fairest rose." Mrs. Embury
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 33, (1886) [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
He was born at Plano, Ill., August 14, 1870, baptized August, 1880. When in his eighth year he was first attacked by the disease of which he died, and he has been afflicted at times, ever since.
The funeral discourse was preached at the chapel by W. W. Blair, to a large audience of young and old. The reading of a poem completed the services at the chapel; the snow fell thick and fast at the grave.
Source: The Lamoni Gazette, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 28th, 1886, p. 4
2.) SMITH.
At Lamoni, Decatur county, Iowa, 2.15 a.m., January 24th, 1886, David Carlos, oldest son of President Joseph and Sr. Bertha M.
Smith.
David was born at Plano, Kendall Co., Illinois, August 14th, 1870. When seven and a half years of age he had an attack of rheumatic fever, which left him with a diseased condition of the heart, of which disease he died aged 15 years, 5 months, and 10 days. He suffered greatly, and is at rest.
Services at the Saints' Chapel, on the 26th, at two p.m., in charge of Elder H. A. Stebbins; sermon by Elder W. W. Blair, text: "He giveth his beloved rest."
Singing in charge of Deacon Norman W. Smith; Sr. Lucy L. Lyons, organist. Funeral cortege in charge of Elder S. V. Bailey. Bearers~ Dan Anderson, Ben Anderson, Frank Cochran, Fred Blair, Joseph Silver and Willis Kearney. The grave was made in Rose Hill Cemetery.
"Weep not for those
Who sink within the arms of death
Ere the chilling wintry breath
Of sorrow o'er them blows;
But weep for them who here remain,
The mournful heritors of pain,
Condemned to see each bright joy fade,
And mark grief's melancholy shade
Flung o'er Hope's fairest rose." Mrs. Embury
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 33, (1886) [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
1.) DIED. SMITH.—At 2 o'clock a.m., January 24, at his home near Lamoni, of rheumatism of the heart, David, eldest son of Joseph and Bertha M. Smith.
He was born at Plano, Ill., August 14, 1870, baptized August, 1880. When in his eighth year he was first attacked by the disease of which he died, and he has been afflicted at times, ever since.
The funeral discourse was preached at the chapel by W. W. Blair, to a large audience of young and old. The reading of a poem completed the services at the chapel; the snow fell thick and fast at the grave.
Source: The Lamoni Gazette, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 28th, 1886, p. 4
2.) SMITH.
At Lamoni, Decatur county, Iowa, 2.15 a.m., January 24th, 1886, David Carlos, oldest son of President Joseph and Sr. Bertha M.
Smith.
David was born at Plano, Kendall Co., Illinois, August 14th, 1870. When seven and a half years of age he had an attack of rheumatic fever, which left him with a diseased condition of the heart, of which disease he died aged 15 years, 5 months, and 10 days. He suffered greatly, and is at rest.
Services at the Saints' Chapel, on the 26th, at two p.m., in charge of Elder H. A. Stebbins; sermon by Elder W. W. Blair, text: "He giveth his beloved rest."
Singing in charge of Deacon Norman W. Smith; Sr. Lucy L. Lyons, organist. Funeral cortege in charge of Elder S. V. Bailey. Bearers~ Dan Anderson, Ben Anderson, Frank Cochran, Fred Blair, Joseph Silver and Willis Kearney. The grave was made in Rose Hill Cemetery.
"Weep not for those
Who sink within the arms of death
Ere the chilling wintry breath
Of sorrow o'er them blows;
But weep for them who here remain,
The mournful heritors of pain,
Condemned to see each bright joy fade,
And mark grief's melancholy shade
Flung o'er Hope's fairest rose." Mrs. Embury
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 33, (1886) [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
He was born at Plano, Ill., August 14, 1870, baptized August, 1880. When in his eighth year he was first attacked by the disease of which he died, and he has been afflicted at times, ever since.
The funeral discourse was preached at the chapel by W. W. Blair, to a large audience of young and old. The reading of a poem completed the services at the chapel; the snow fell thick and fast at the grave.
Source: The Lamoni Gazette, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 28th, 1886, p. 4
2.) SMITH.
At Lamoni, Decatur county, Iowa, 2.15 a.m., January 24th, 1886, David Carlos, oldest son of President Joseph and Sr. Bertha M.
Smith.
David was born at Plano, Kendall Co., Illinois, August 14th, 1870. When seven and a half years of age he had an attack of rheumatic fever, which left him with a diseased condition of the heart, of which disease he died aged 15 years, 5 months, and 10 days. He suffered greatly, and is at rest.
Services at the Saints' Chapel, on the 26th, at two p.m., in charge of Elder H. A. Stebbins; sermon by Elder W. W. Blair, text: "He giveth his beloved rest."
Singing in charge of Deacon Norman W. Smith; Sr. Lucy L. Lyons, organist. Funeral cortege in charge of Elder S. V. Bailey. Bearers~ Dan Anderson, Ben Anderson, Frank Cochran, Fred Blair, Joseph Silver and Willis Kearney. The grave was made in Rose Hill Cemetery.
"Weep not for those
Who sink within the arms of death
Ere the chilling wintry breath
Of sorrow o'er them blows;
But weep for them who here remain,
The mournful heritors of pain,
Condemned to see each bright joy fade,
And mark grief's melancholy shade
Flung o'er Hope's fairest rose." Mrs. Embury
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 33, (1886) [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
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