Maria Smith
Sept. 6, 1845-Jan. 26, 1939
Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 27, 1939, page 1, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Maria Smith, Born in Berrien Co. 93 Years Ago, Dies
Mrs. Maria Smith, one of Berrien county's oldest residents, died at 3:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon in her farm home eight miles north of Niles on the Pucker street road. She was 93 years old. Her death followed a brief illness.
A lifelong resident of Niles and Berrien townships, Mrs. Smith had been a member of the Morris Chapel church for the last 78 years.
. . .[illegible] . . . Washington B. Smith, who died several years ago.
Surviving are two sons, Lawrence, with whom she made her home, and Dr. Warren A. Smith, of Berrien Springs.
Friends may call at the Smith home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, January 28, 1939, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Services Monday for Maria Smith, Berrien Pioneer
BERRIEN SPRINGS, Jan. 28--The funeral service of Mrs. Maria Walker Smith, 93, who died Thursday afternoon at 3:15 at her farm home in Berrien township, two miles southeast of Berrien Center, will be held Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at her home. The service will be conducted by Rev. R.W. Merrill, pastor of the Berrien Springs Methodist church. Burial at Silverbrook cemetery, Niles.
Mrs. Smith was born Sept. 6, 1845, in Niles township, near the Berrien township line. She had been a life-long resident of that vicinity. She leaves two sons, Dr. W.A. Smith of Berrien Springs and Lawrence Smith, supervisor of Berrien township.
Mrs. Smith had been ill since last October but was confined to her bed only since last Sunday.
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 31, 1939, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
SERVE AS PALLBEARERS
Alex and Louis Petro, Fred Hudson, Joseph Mosher, Joseph Gilnette and Norris Young served as pallbearers Monday afternoon for the funeral services of Mrs. Maria Smith, 93. The services were conducted in the Smith home, eight miles north of Niles, by the Rev. R.W. Merrill, Benton Springs. Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.