FULTON COUNTY OHIO - OBIT: SMITH, Delilah (1952) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Charles Paul Keller Corpmiz@aol.com September 8, 1999 *********************************************************************** Funeral Services Held For Delilah Smith Sunday Delilah (Snyder) Smith, aged 90, died at her residence, 119 Lincoln Ave., (Swanton, Oh) Friday, October 31, (1952) after an illness of one week. Death was attributed to arterio-sclerosis. A member of the Swanton Methodist church and the W. C. T. U., Mrs. Smith had lived in this area all her life. A housewife, Mrs. Smith was born in Ai. She was the last of seven children, all girls. Funeral services were held in the Swanton Methodist church, Sunday, November 2, with the Rev. I. C. Wynn officiating. Burial was at Swanton Cemetery. Survivors include children, Mr. Fred Smith, Toledo; Mrs. (Edna Susanna) Mark Weckerly, Toledo; four grandsons, and five great grandchildren. Two children, Hope and Leo, are deceased. (Delilah was the daughter of Jonas (1828-1891) & Susana (Hostetler) Snyder (1825-1887). She was born March 20, 1862.) ------------------------------------ Note: The followng was a separate newspaper article: A Tribute To Mrs. Delilah Smith When life ends at ninety, few contemporaries of active days remain. Yet some are left who remember the years of service given by Mrs. Lyle Smith when life for her was full and strong. She planned and carried to fruition so many things for the good of others through her unbounded energy coupled with a warm, loving and generous spirit. She organized the King's Heralds and for years directed their activities. Many who turned later to specific religious and missionary work gave credit to Mrs. Smith's influence. The W. C. T. U. claimed her interest through the years. Realizing the need for wholesome recreation for young people, the farm home, one mile north of Swanton, was open to large groups. Unassisted, Mrs. Smith prepared refreshments for the parties held there. When bobsled or hay rides were in order a team from the stable was always available. Many were the commencement day platforms and Children's Day exercises which were made gay with hosts of flowers from Mrs. Smith's garden. How often do we say: "Christian homes are the bulwark of the Nation!" Such a home was hers, established in 1882. Besides here own four children, her heart reached out to mother three nieces who in turn have made Christian homes in other communities. So her influence lives! Could we turn back the leaves of the book of Time, when would find registered there many interesting stories of Mrs. Smith's devotion to her home, church, and community. This is a tribute to an ordinary life, now spent, you say! Perhaps--an ordinary life, but with an extra-ordinary influence for good. ----------------------- Submitted by: Charles Paul Keller, Corpmiz@aol.com Researching Surnames: BREITER, BITTIKOFER, BOEHM, ELLIS, FINLEY, GARDINIER, HARRINGTON, HOCHSTETLER, HORTON, KELLER, KLINK, LEININGER, MCCONNELL, MIZER, ODEN, SCHROCK, SHIBLER, SNYDER, TITLOW, WIGGINS. The Jacob MISER Family History Page: http://hometown.aol.com/corpmiz/index.html *************OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List*******************************