Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-10
Death of Mrs. M. D. Smalley.

Death once more has appeared in our
midst, removing another of our
most lovable women, and cast shadow
of gloom over happy household, and
the circle of friends wherein she moved.
The announcement of the death of
Mrs. Olive Smalley, wife of our towns
man, Mr.. NJ. ID. Smalley, was received
with sorrow by those acquainted with
her, during her short life in Plymouth.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Smalley was the oldest
child of Mr. Samuel A. and Mrs. f. j.
Taylor. She was born in Pittsburg,
Pa, December 27, 1874. When l | years
of age she removed with her parents to
Chicago where she remained until her
marriage with Mr.. Smalley, Feb. 24,
1892, when they, owing to Mr.. Smalley'S
business, settled in Plymouth. Her
death occurred after brief illness in
Chicago, Tuesday, May Z, 1895, at S:45
p. m, surrounded by those she held
dear on this earth.
Funeral services were held in Chicago
Wednesday afternoon, at the Scotch
Minister Presbyterian church at 3
o'clock, Rev. S. NJ. Crissman, of Chica-
go, an old friend of the family, officiat
ing. The remains were brought to the
desolate home, Wednesday evening, ac-
companied by the father and mother of
the diseased, and the aged mother of
Mr.. Smalley.
Funeral services were held at the res
idence, Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, conducted by Revs. Crissman
and L. s. Smith. The floral offerings
were indications of the host of friends.
Those most prominent were: Bunch
of lilies, Mrs. Geo. Groose; large bunch
pink roses, Martin Smalley; four large
punches of roses, employees of Chicago
& Alton railroad freight department;
bunch of white pinks, Mrs. y. \. Full
Ter; bunch of white roses, Miss Viola
Phelps; Lilly of the Valley, Gertrude
Chase; pillow of roses with word 'rest,'
Sabbath-school friends of Fosta mis-
sion; star and crescent, boys of the BIZ
cycle Manufacturing Co.; beautiful
cross, Mr.. and Mrs. Simons; bunch of
Gala Lilies, Mesdames Snyder, Will
son, Siders, Wrenchler, Wiltfong,
Klinghamer, Firestone, Wise and Miss
Wiltfong; box of Lilies of the Valley,
boys of the Bicycle Manufacturing Co.;
Gates Ajar, boys of the Bicycle factory.
Among the relatives she leaves to
mourn her early death, and who were un
able to attend the funeral, were three
uncles, Rev. j. Bruce Taylor, pastor
of the NJ. E. church at Carnegie, Pa,
Prof. Geo. E. Hemphill, of the public
schools at Allegheny City, Pa, and
David F. Campbell, of Boulder Colo.
Mr.. Taylor, father of the deceased, is
connected with the freight department
of the c. & A. Railroad, and before
starting on his sad errand received the
following:
CHICAGO May 9Th, 1895.
Mr.. AND Mrs. TAYLOR,-Dear friends.
1t having pleased Almighty God to
call away your dearly beloved daughter
to rest in His heavenly home, we the
undersigned beg to tdnder you both our
deepest sympathy in this your hour of
trouble, and may God in his goodness
give you both strength to bear your
grief with the Christian fortitude that
has always characterized you both.
We also desire Mr.. Smalley to accept
our most sincere coincidence for the
blow which rObs him of the greatest
treasure a man can have in the world,
VIA: true, loving christian wife.
We beg to remain your sincere friends.
THOS. COLLEY,
ARCHIBALD r. CRAWFORD
| JOHN SHARP