The death of Mrs. J. M. Smith occurred at her home in Dexterville Sunday at 12:30 p.m. as the result of a “Rose cancer” that grew internally. For the past three years Mrs. Smith had suffered from this sort of cancer, and the family had done everything possible for her relief, but to no avail. Mrs. Smith was born in Dubuque, Iowa November 15, 1846, and married James M. Smith at Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska Sept. 14, 1868 and was the mother of eight children, six girls and two boys, seven of the children still living. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have lived in Blair since the fall of 1869. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. from the Baptist church, Rev. John Patrick officiating. Mrs. Smith was a kind and dutiful wife and mother and leaves a large circle of friends in Blair and Washington county who with The Pilot extend sympathy to the bereaved family in their sad affliction.

#2- Printed in the August 17, 1905 - The Blair Democrat - Sarah Catherine (Benner) Smith

After suffering for several years with cancer, Mrs. Jas. M. Smith passed away at the family home in Dexterville Sunday noon. The funeral was held from the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. John Patrick officiating, and interment made in the Blair cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Dubuque, Iowa November 15, 1846, and married James M. Smith at Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska Sept. 14, 1868, and was the mother of eight children, six girls and two boys, seven of the children still living. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have lived in Blair since the fall of 1869.

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

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