Mary Janet Smith (1895)

SMITH

Posted By: Cay Merryman
Date: 8/4/2004 at 15:07:20

Newspaper Unknown
August 1895

A few evenings ago the “pale messenger” visited our neighborhood and claimed for its victim this
time Miss Mary Janet Smith, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Mary Jane Smith. Miss Mary was a victim of that dreaded enemy of mankind consumption, and for many long months has been in delicate health. At last when the hours of her dissolution approached she met it calmly and with sweet resignation. Her last moments were peaceful. The mystery of life for her has been solved in the mystery of death, may the still heart somewhere somehow, again beat as it once beat on earth.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Smith of Peru; at the home of her mother Wednesday morning July 31st at 8 o’clock, after which relatives and friends who had known and loved the deceased in life followed the remains to Indianola, where she was laid to rest beside her father. And on the shaft that will rise in the sunlight and stand in the storm above; her name will be written, then Mary will live only in memory. Kind and sympathizing friends attended the services, and tokens of sympathy were received from all. Indeed this would be a cold and cheerless world were it not for the golden chain of love that binds humanity together. “Heart to heart, hand to hand”.

One Less at home.
The charmed circle broken, a dear face,
Missed, day by day, from its usual place,
But cleansed, saved, perfected by peace,
One more in Heaven.
One less on earth its pain, its sorrow and its toils to share,
One less the pilgrims cross the bear,
One more the crown of the blessed to wear,
At home in heaven”
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Coordinator's note: This family lived in Mahaska, Linn and Warren Counties and it is likely that this is a Warren County death. Date of death per the gravestone was July 29, 1895.

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