Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-05-21
MRS. T. M. SMITH.

The community has been saddened
by the announcement of the death OF
Mrs. L. Nj. Smith, which occurred Sun
day afternoon at her home, SOB Frank.
lin street. She had been i'll for a week
and the circumstances surrounding hel
death are particularly sad. The news
OF her demise came as a sad blow to a
great many friends of the family who
did not know she was ill. Others who
were aware of her illness held out hope
for an early recovery and they, too, were
surprised when IAN announcement of
| her death came:
Mary G.. Cooper chat being her
maiden name) was born in Beechtree,
: Pa, June Is, 1866, and had she lived un-
til next month would have been forty
one years of age. She received her
| education in the public schools and
continued to reside in Pennsylvania I'M
| ill her marriage. She was united with
L. M. Smith in Clarion, Pa, Feb. 10,
| 1891. Shortly after that event they
! came west and resided in Boyd, Wis,
| for period of eight years, Mr. Smith
having associated himself with John
johnson in conducting a numbering
and stave business near that village.
About the year 1899 they moved to
| Wausau and this city had been Mrs.
| Smiths home ever since.
The PILOT feels unequal to the task
| OF enumerating the many virtues of this
| good woman, or of writing fitting
obituary notice. Since coming here
eight years ago Mrs. Smith has been
building up about her large circle of
| friends, and these know of her many
good qualities better than we could
state them. She took great pride in her
home, believing that woman's inn
portance in this world can best be dem
onstrated by her home and what she
makes &c it. Aside from the duties she
owed 20 her family, her next considera-
ton was her church, and she practiced
its teachings in her daily life. She was
an earnest, Christian worker and the
Presbyterian church, of which she was
a member, will sadly miss her.
As wife and mother and as neigh
Dor, deceased displayed the highest
traits of womanly character She was
a great aid to her husband in lending
him encouragement in his business
relations. With her children she exer-
cized the strongest devotion and solicit
tlous care for their training and right
living. With neighbors in sickness or
In trouble, she was a power in lending
aid. She believed she had a mission in
life TO perform and that mission was
the kindly ministrations for others in
making life's walk pleasant for them
She did not live in the today alone but
in the tomorrow as well The dazzling
sunrise had its beauties for her, but the
softened sunset of life held greater
place in her mind of hope. We believe
that it was such characters as was hers
which Halleck had in mind when he
wrote the lines:
None knew thee but TO love thee
None named thee but to praise
A good woman is gone She was cut |
of in the prime of life when she was
about TO reach her greatest degree of |
usefulness, after garnering experience !
and knowledge from her early life. |
Five children were born to Mr.. and /
Mrs. Smith, one of them entering the |
world about week ago aud who pre-
coded its mother in death. The sur /
visiEg children are Gertrude, Emeline,
Lawrence and Irene.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon from the family residence. /
Rev. ). n. Wilson. who was attending
the Presbyterian, general assembly |
meeting in Columbus, o., was tele-
graphed for 10 conduct services and
will be here.