The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-21
WAITSFIELD
Funeral of Mrs. Isabelle Smith Held
Wednesday.

The funeral of MRS. Isabelle Smitl
was held at her late residence in Soutl
Fayston at p. m. Wednesday, with in
terment in the family lot in Irasvill,
cemetery. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. Charles NJ. Redstone, recently pas
tor of the NJ. Z. church and now of John
son NJ. E. church. The bearers were hei
three sons, Hezekiah, Josiah A., and
Henry Smith, and her son in-law, War
rem j. Robinson.
The funeral was attended by large
number of relatives, friends and neigh
bors, and the attendance, with the flow
ers in number and beauty, bespoke the
! high esteem in which Mrs. Smith was
held by the community
| Mrs. Isabelle Smith was in her seth
year and was born in Fayston Oct. 9,
1927. She was one in family of IL
children, the daughter of Joseph and
Jane Somerville. On Nov. 81, lS43, she
was married in Fayston to Patrick
Smith, who came to America in 1896
from CROUCH, County Antrim, ireland.
They were the parents of IL children,
three sons and a daughter of whom sur
vive.
pearing woman. active and vigorous, un-
til the past year, when she began to fail
in health. She had been confined to her
bed about 10 weeks and 10 days before
her death she had shock, which affect
ed her speech so the only word she could
speak was yes" The end came Sunday
at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Smith is survived by three sons
and one daughter, Hezekiah, Josiah A.,
and Henry, and Lovina, wife of Warren
j. Robinson; also by eight grandchildren,
Harry, Earl and Isabelle Smith, children
of Hezekiah; Herbert II. and Alice b.,
children of J. A. Smith; Mrs. Lizzie
Smith, wife Of Jesse Foster of Water
bury and daughter of the late James
Smith; Mrs. Hattie Fitzpatrick, wife of
Wallace w. Howe, and daughter OF Mrs.
Louise Fitzpatrick, who died /ist june
Dean Smith, son of James Smith; also |
by Mrs Mabel Kew, wife of Allen Elan |
ders of Barre, who was brought up by |
Mrs. Smith. She is survived also by the /
following nephews and nieees: Mrs. I
Emma, wife of George n. Billings of |
Orange; Henry Baird of Waitsfeld; Mrs
Mary Jane Crossett, wife of James Cros-
sett of Duxbury; Mrs. Alice Somerville,
wife of Arve Smith of Waterbury;
lanes Mcsliellen of Duxbury, Fred Som
,rville of Philadelphia, Pa, Edward Som
srville OF St. Johnsbury and Harold SOM
,rville of Boston.
Those attending the funeral from out
If town were Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Foster
If Waterbury, Mrs. Mabel Flanders of
Barre, James McMullen of Duxbury, W. =,
J. AIcGlafin, her cousin, OF Mortified,
Samuel Black OF Worcester, an old
friend, and Dean Smith OF Seymour,
Jonn.
Miss Leila Marshall was in Moretown
Mrs. Charles NJ. Dana has been suffer I
nc with quinsy sore throat.
Miss Florence Meyer Of st. Adams
ras a week end guest at Ben Buzzelrs.
Edward Joslin has pneumonia and
george Martin is nursing him.
Mrs. Alton E. Farr was in Waterbury
tuesday. 7
Miss Hazel Jefrries spent Tuesday in +
Waterbury. r
Miss Edna Boyce has returned from il
Waterbury. h
Miss Eta Bowen has returned from :
isiting relatives in Bethel.
The Nature club will hold its next
Ieeting Saturday, April %, and in the
allure. the meetings viii be held on the i
st saturday OF each month. n
Mrs. George Greenwood Of Lyme. \. q
/. was a weekend guest at Mrs. W. c. =
elsey's