Frances (SMITH) WIMER

WIMER, SMITH, RAY

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/4/2009 at 16:55:16

The Mount Ayr Record-News, 1930

DEATH of MRS. JOHN WIMER.

Mrs. Frances WIMER, wife of John WIMER, died at her home in Northeast Mount Ayr, early Tuesday morning, at the age of 42 years, 10 months and 18 days. She had been in failing health for several months and became suddenly worse Monday. Mrs. WIMER was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John SMITH. She is survived by her husband and nine children - Leona, Irene, Alice, Howard, Gladys, Ruth, Vera, Hazel and Helen Jean, all at home; her mother; one sister, Mrs. Herbert BASTOW, and four brothers, A. W. SMITH, Ray O. SMITH of Tingley, Henry SMITH of Diagonal, and Roy SMITH. Funeral services will be held at the Baptist church this (Thursday) afternoon, at 2:30 conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. J. HAMILTON, and interment in Rose Hill cemetery. An obituary was not available for this week's publication.

NOTE: Frances' mother Eliza (RAY) SMITH was born in Warren County, Illinois, and died at St. Joseph Hospital, St. Joseph, Missouri November 1, 1930 with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr. Her father John Wesley SMITH died on December 5, 1924.

Transcription and note by Sharon R. Becker, 2008