Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-29
DIED.

WALLACE-At her sons home, Ed.
Wallace of Winona, December 81.
1905. Mrs. Susan r. Wallace, aged |
10 years, months and days.
The funeral was held Friday, Rev.
W. @. Long, conducting the services.
The interment was in the Wolf Creek
cemetery by tie side of her deceased
husband. Mrs. Wallace was native
Of Kentucky, and came to Oregon IN
lS45 and has been resident of South
elm Oregon for many years. She is
survived by one daughter and four
sons, Mrs. Lydia Steckel of Marsh.
field, Ore, James Wallace of Eagle
Valley, Ore, D L. Wallace of HALEY,
Id ho, ]. W. Wallace of Bandon, Ore,
aud I. E. Wallace of Winona, Ore,
who mourn the loss of a loving
mother
SMIrH-At the family home in
Grants Pass on Sunday, December
81, 1908, Mrs Celia A. Smith, aged
81 years, 4 months aud days.
Mrs. Smith had been slightly
afflicted with heart trouble but no
rious consequences were aprrChend.
ed. For the week prior to her death
she had been in very good health and
had Planned to spend Christmas with
her daughter, Mrs W. G. Fry at
Merlin, Sunday evening she and her
son Fred went to the depot to take
the train for Merlin. While sitting
in the waiting room, Mrs Smith
was stricken with a fainting spell.
She was taken in an unconscious con-
dition to her home where she died
within few minutes. Tie funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
I residence on Mill street, the services
being conducted BY Rev. 9. o. Beck
man The exercises at the odd
Fellows cemetery were conducted by
the Womans Relief Corps. There was
a large attendance of friends for Mrs.
Smith was highly esteemed by all
who had her acquaintance and she was
a leading member in Newman NJ. f.
church and prominent member of the
Womans Relief Corps, of which order
she was senior vice president at the
time ct her death. Mrs. Smith, whose
maiden name was Peck, was born IN
Fon Du Lac, Wis, aud was married "a
/ al e..
Smith, as many an other man did in
that terrible time of war had his wed
ding AID his enlistment at the same
time and leaving his young bride to
await his possible retuIn from the
South he joined the army, serving the
greater time in the l2th W sconsin
infantry, He re-,nlisted in another
Regiment and served during the war.
He died in 1894 auf was buried in thS
! Odd Fellows cemetery where the re-
mains Of his faithful wife are now at
rest. Mr.. and Mrs Smith moved
from Wisconsin to Missouri in 1873
and in 1877 they came to Oregon, first
residing on Fuots creek. Fo the
last is years the family have resided
in Grants Pass. There were eight
children borr to Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
and all are alive bot Frank f. Smith,
who did while the family was cross.
ing the plains, The children are
Clifford Smith of Silver Lake Or
Mrs. ". c. Fry, Merlin, Mrs. ]. S.
Harbisun of Tangent, Ora Smith Of
Kerby, Harvey Smith of McCloud
Cal, Mrs. o L. Shogren of Portland
and Fred Smith ol Grants Pass. All
were present at the burial of their
mother except Clifford Smith tc
whom word could not be sent in time
or him to reach Grants Pass in time
for the funeral.
Among the floral offerings was ore
Of rare beauty. ordered from Port.
land by tue American Athletic Club,
ct which Fred Smith is prominent
member.