Show mrs hylas C smith dies at kans home marietta bell lawson smith former roosevelt TeS resident ident died at 2 a m june 13 1931 she was born december 18 18 86 on the 6 R lawson home stead southwest of 0 sylvan grove at the age of five her parents moved to sylvan grove where slit received her grade school and high school education she spent one year at the lewis academy at wichita and graduated from the normal department of the kansa wesleyan university ln in 1905 and received her state certificate she was united in marriage to hylas C smith june 28 1905 sirs airs C H st johnmann john mann afana long beach calif performing the ceremony to this union seven childred childr er were born naomi and eugenia san diego california sidney cortez colorado elizabeth hylas hylan barbara and john of beloit Ba loit kans she spent eight years in fit the government service with lier her ram fani lly and her home during this blaw was among the indians of northeastern utah she was waa an active worker in the mormon church through these eight years S she he r represented e pr e se r i tc d U uintah i n t a h D basir asi r in a sta state t e e church h u r e h co contest n t e s t he held id a at t salt lake city and delivered an oration entitled why Ani america erier should enter the world war with such sincere ardor that the audience was stirred to the heart she was buried by the side of her mother in the sylvan grove cemetery rev starbuck kaye city preached the funeral sermon bennon he was one of her former pastors A large crowd of sorrowing friends of ler her girlhood was in attendance the floral offerings were beautiful her presence in her homo home wa such a benediction of love and sacrifice that when she passed away so suddenly the family were unprepared to meet their great sorrow A host of friends in three states will miss ner her spiritual influence and bright personality allty she leaves besides her family two brothers sidney M and harry H of sylvan grove kans mrs airs C S newman santa ana calif mrs F W brown hunter kans hans and mrs robert newman long beach calif who will miss her faith only can span the present abyss of separation beloit kansas gazette |