The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-28
Obituary

Passed from the deepening twi-
light of her life's long day into the
glorious dawn of Gods eternal day
on Wednesday, January 6. Mrs. EN-
ma ". Hebberd, widow of the late
Charles Hamblet of Pennington and
former widow Of David w. Smith of
Mercer.
Mrs. Hamblet was born in Mercer,
Dec. 8, 1878, the daughter of Stephen
and Mary Stevens Hebberd. When
five years of age she was bereft by
death of the tender love and care of
mother, but found good home
from that time until her marriage
with Josiah and Priscilla Howes on
Cape Cod Hill, New Sharon. She
attended the district school, at least
one term of which was taught by
Samuel Munson of Missionary fame
and completed her education by at
tending a High School at New Sha-
ron village taught by Smith B. Good
now. She afterward taught with
much success in Chesterville. New
Sharon and Mercer where she met
and in Jan. 1910 married David
Wells Smith of that town. To them
were born four children, all now liv-
ing. Henry Abijah of Litchfeld,
Maine; Josiah HOwes of East Hart
ford, Conn; Harriet Howes Savage
of East Wilton and Rev. Albert David
of Milton, Mass. Not long after the
death of Mr.. Smith in 1869 she with
three of her children went to reside
in Westboro, Mass. After the grad
ne Of
herst College in 1879, she spent sew
eral years in Connecticut. Return
ing to Maine she married in 1884,
Charles Hamblet of Pennington. At
ter the death of Mr.. Hamblet she
again made her home with her chill
dren in Connecticut and Massachu-
sets until April 1900, when with her
daughter and husband she again re-
turned to Maine and has ever since
been tenderly cared for in their
home
Grandma Hamblet" as she was
lovingly called by her large circle of
friends was a very interesting lady
to meet as her mind was keen, her
memory excellent and she had a
store of local history, amusing or pa
thetc incidents of bygone days and
enjoyed contrasting the ways of liv-
ing between her childhood days and
those of the present time. She was
great reader until the very last
days of her life and was we'll inform
ed of what was going on both reli-
gious and secular in the whole world.
Her life was an Industrious one and
she was ever seeking to do good, her
sympathies were world wide and she
was quick to respond to every call
for aid as far as her strength and
means would allow. Her last work
laid down less than five days before
she was called home was knitting
wristers for the Sailors at the Sea-
mans Home at Hanover Street, BOs-
ton, and since her passing acknOw-
Judgement has been received from
New York of a dollar earned by her
own busy hands for a cause dear to
her heart Her last illness was brief,
lasting but five days end from the
first she heard the clear call Come
home thou weary one. come home.
Funeral services were held at her
late home in East Wilton, conducted
by Rev. w. II. Palmer of Wilton
Congregational Church and the body
was taken to East Mercer and after
a brief and tender committal service
at the grave was laid to rest beside
her first husband. Her visible pre-
sence has gone from us but her in
fuence remains. She is not dead,
she Is not sleeping but with renewed
strength she is still serving her Sa-
vior whom she has so long loved and
fully trusted