SMYSER, Joseph B.
Date of death: 11 Jul 1896 – Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, July 17, 1896,
Volume XXXVII Number 1, page 5 column 5
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
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TRAFALGAR.
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Joseph Smyser died at his home near here Saturday morning of typhoid fever. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, Rev. Sterrit conducting the services. The remains were buried at Friendship by the Odd Fellows fraternity. The funeral was one of the largest ever seen in that vicinity.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, July 17, 1896,
Volume XXXVII Number 1, page 1 column 2
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
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A number of Odd Fellows of this city attended the funeral of Joseph Smyser at Friendship church, Sunday.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, July 17, 1896,
Volume XXXVII Number 1, page 1 column 3
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
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Jess Herriott, Omer Wallace and Miss Nettie Ruble, of this city, attended the funeral of Joseph B. Smyser, Sunday, near Samaria. They were accompanied home by Miss Inez Richardson, who had been visiting relatives there.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, July 17, 1896,
Volume XXXVII Number 1, page 1 column 4
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Resolutions.
Whereas, an all-wise God in His providential dispensation has seen fit to remove from our midst, by the hands of death, our worthy brother, J. B. Smyser, who died July 11, 1896, therefore,
Resolved, That in the death of J. B. Smyser, Trafalgar lodge has lost a worthy and faithful member, and his associates a kin and worthy friend.
Resolved, That while we deeply lament the death of our brother, we bow in humble submission to the will of God, and exclaim, “the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Resolved, That the mother and sisters of the deceased have our heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement, and while we mingle our tears of sorrow with theirs, the loss of our brother will ever be remembered with deepest regret.
Resolved, That the secretary forward a copy of these resolutions with the seal of the lodge to the family and they be spread on the minutes of the lodge.
Think not of the tearful parting,
For beyond death’s turbid tide
We shall some day meet our brother,
Heaven is on the other side.
| GEO. A. GILLASPY, A. L. RICHARDSON, D. W. RUFFIN. |
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Link to Joseph B. Smyser’s grave
Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson