Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-12-24
OBITUARY

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Julia Howard Robinson on april,
| 81, 1916, at Buffalo, New York, and
died at 10 p. m. Dec. 18th, 1925 at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Dexter ]. Russell at Spooner, Wis,
after an illness of four weeks of
pluro-pneumonia, aged 70 years, Z
mo-. and Is days. Her mother was
called home during infancy of the
deceased and her father Civil
War veteran died at Sparta, Wis,
some years ago. She resided with
her aunt Mrs. John Quimby in the
East and moved to Caledonia with
them later. She was married to
Robert Stoner ard after a few
months he met an accidental death.
On Sept. 10, 1873 she was married
/ to James Hill Smith at Baraboo,
Wis. He preceded her home on May
, IS, 1904. Six children blest their
wedlock one son Lycurgus Q. Smith
of Milwaukee, daughter Mrs. Julia
Craig of Spooner, Wis, Mrs. Susan
Loos of Merrimack, Wis; Mrs.
Alice Farnworth who died May 4th
1913; Mrs. Lucy Russell of Spoon
er, Wis; Mrs. Bessie Gale of Mel
son, H.; also 9 grand children and
8 great grand children survive.
+ She has made. Merrimack village
her home about SO years. She
lived, a quiet, unselfish life and
was never too tired to do good
deeds along the pathway of years
for family or friends.
She was a member of Baptist
church On November 18th she
was taken i'll with pleuro-pneumon--
ia and life gradually ebbed away
and she remained conscious to the
last. At tim es her suffering was
intense and everything was done
possible to make her comfortable.
Her daughters, Mrs. ]. H. Craig
and Mrs d. j. Russell at Spooner,
Wis, with their husbands were
with her during her illness and she
retained her cheerful and patient
disposition to the end.
On Monday Dec. IA, 1925 Mr.. and
Mrs. D. J. Russell accompanied her
| remains here at Merrimack to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. George
Loos and on Tuesday at $50 a. m.
prayer was given at the home and
at 10 a. m. at the M. E. church, Rev.
Robert E. Pow officiating. Only
| Waiting, Some Time Well Under
stand were given by the choir, Rev
and Mrs Pow, Mrs. H. Dudley, Mrs.
A. E. Dennis, Mr.. d. G. Babcock,
with Mrs. Charles G Herr at the
piano, also duet, "Safe In The
/ Arms of Jesus" by Rev. and Mrs.
Pow.
The pallbearers were Messrs.
Frank Cooper, Charles F. Bayles,
Charles Todd, Elson d. Mather,
Harry r. Pegg and John Herr.
Her remains were laid at rest in
Oak Hill Cemetery amid beautiful
floral tokens of respect and symp-
athy in presence of sorrowing
friends and relatives as the choir
were singing God Be With You Till
| We Meet Again.
Those present from away were
Mr. and Mrs. Lycurgus Smith and
son William of Milwaukee, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs Dexter Russell of
| Spooner, Wis; Mrs. Bessie Gale
and sons, John, Merwin and Willis
and daughter Betty, Nelson, ILL.,;
Mrs. Constance M. Farnworth of
the U. W.; Mrs Alice Marshall of
Okee, Wis; Mrs. Elizabeth Coates
Of Baraboo, Wis; Mrs. George
Holt OF South Delton.
Hers is not the flaming glory,
! Of the field while banners wave,
She, with modest strength and
purpose.
Her cup of kindness gave.
CARD OF THANKS
We extend our heartfelt thanks
ITO the many friends who assisted
US in any way at the time of the
decease of our dear mother. Rev.
Robert Pow for comforting words,
the singers, pail bearers, r. N. of
A, and for floral token of sym
pathy.
The Children