Obituary 1: Printed in the May 21, 1913 Tribune, Blair, Nebraska

Mrs. Wm. Smith Dead

On Friday morning occurred the death of Mrs. Hattie Hungate Smith at the family home seven miles north of Blair.

Mrs. Smith had been in poor health for several months, superinduced by a severe case of grip and had been growing gradually weaker until final dissolution took place.

Funeral services were held at the home Sunday by Rev. F.M. Sturdevant and interment made in the Blair cemetery by the side of her father and mother and her only child. Her husband is the only immediate member of the family who survives her and to him the condolence of many friends is extended.

Obituary 2: Printed in the May 22, 1913 Blair Democrat, Blair, Nebraska

Death’s Toll

Two times during the past week has the finger of the grim reaper touched Blair in his harvest of death, three times have one of our friends pushed through the curtain that hides the future, two homes are sorrowing for loved ones gone.

Probably the best known was Mrs. William F. Smith who died at her home north of Blair Friday morning, May 16 after an illness of four months. Hattie J. Hungate, daughter of Thomas C. and Anna Hungate, was born December 9th, 1866, near Cuming City, Neb. In early life she became a Christian and joined the Baptist church at Herman. Later in life she united with the Baptist church at Blair. March 7th, 1900, she was married to William F. Smith of Blair. To them one child, Geo. Hungate, was born, who died when nine months old. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband William F. Smith, three sisters, Mrs. Cross, of Herman, Mrs. Tucker, of Pender and Mrs. Nevins, of Grand Junction, Col., , and two brothers, Howard Hungate, of Columbia, Mo., and T.W. Hungate of Ryder, North Dakota and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, May 18th, conducted by the pastor, F.M. Sturdevant, and the remains were laid to rest in the Blair cemetery.

Obituary #3

Smith, Hattie J (Mrs. W.F.) (Hungate) 5/16/1913

Obituary printed in the May 23, 1913 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska; first name and initial taken from her tombstone

Mrs. W.F. Smith Dead.

To those who were not apprised of her long illness, beginning before the first of the year, the announcement of the death of Mrs. “Will” Smith, which occurred on the morning of the 16th inst., was a great surprise. She was a daughter of the late T.C. Hungate, born on what is known as the Stewart place, this side of the old Cuming City townsite, in 1866 and lived her entire life in Washington county, and was married to W.F. Smith in 1900, one son, who died in infancy, being born to them. She leaves three sisters and two brothers and numerous relatives and hosts of friends to mourn her death.

The funeral was held at the farm home, on the old Joe Johnson place, on Sunday afternoon and burial in the Blair cemetery where her father and mother and many other relatives rest.

#4- Published in The Pilot May 21, 1913

Mrs. Will F. Smith died at home her on the old Jos. Johnson farm five miles north of town, at 8 o’clock last Friday of cerebral hemorrhage. The funeral was conducted by her pastor, Rev. F. M. Studevant, at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, at the house, and was largely attended. Interment was made in the Blair Cemetery. Hattie Hungate was born near Cumming City, December 9th, 1866, being the daughter of the late Thos. C. Hungate, of this city. In early life she united with the Baptist Church in Cumming City, later transferring her member ship to Blair when the church was moved here. She was married March 7th, 1900, to Wm. Smith. Their only child, George died at the age of nine months. Besides the husband she leaves three sisters, Mrs. Chas. Cross, of Herman, Mrs. J. A. Tucker, of Pender, and Mrs. C. A. Nevins, of Grand Junction, Colo.; also, two brothers, Howard R., of Columbia, Mo.; and Thom. W. Hungate, of Ryder, N. D. Mr. Smith is a son of the Mr. and Mrs. G. Smith, of this city. He has the sympathy of the entire community in his great loss, for he is now left entirely alone. We understand his brother, Philip, and wife will stay with him for the present.

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library, Nebraska.~~~

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