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Taunton Courier. Bristol and Exeter Journal, and Western Advertiser. Wednesday 09 Dec 1925
Page 3 Column 3
DEATH OF MRS. E. SMITH
FUNERAL AT RUISHTON.
MANY TRIBUTES OF SYMPATHY.
Sincere regret has been felt by a wide circle of friends at the sad news of the death of Mrs. Adelia Mary SMITH, wife of Mr. Edwin SMITH, of Haydon-road, the well-known coachbuilder and proprietor of the “Rambler” chars-a-banc. Mrs. SMITH, who was only 52 years old, passed away on Saturday night, after a painful illness lasting several weeks. She was of a kindly and happy disposition, and much loved by her family and her friends. She leaves one son and four daughters, for whom and for her sorrowing husband much sympathy is felt.
The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon at Ruishton, in which parish Mr. SMITH's family formerly lived, and with which he and the late Mrs. SMITH had preserved ties of friendship and generous interest. Many relatives and friends attended the funeral, and a noteworthy family tribute was paid by eight nephews acting as bearers. The cortege left Haydon-road amid signs of respect and sympathy, and similar marks of mourning at Ruishton, where many local residents awaited the sad procession, while blinds were drawn en route. The body, enclosed in an unpolished oak coffin, was conveyed on a motor hearse, covered with beautiful flowers, the tributes of sorrowing relatives and friends. The coffin bore a large Latin cross, with name plate at foot, engraved as follows: “Adelia Mary Smith, died 28th November, 1925, aged 52 years.”
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
The chief mourners were Mr. Edwin SMITH (husband), Mr. Leonard SMITH (son), Mrs. EDDY, Mrs. HEWLETT, Mrs. R. NORTHCOTT, and Miss SMITH (daughters), Mrs. Leonard SMITH (daughter-in-law), Mr. H. HEWLETT, Mr. W. EDDY, and Mr. R. NORTHCOTT (sons-in-law), Mrs. BENNETT, Mrs. WITHERS, and Mrs. BLAKE (sisters-in-law), Mrs. ELLIS (cousin), Mr. and Mrs. HOUSE (brother-in-law and sister-in-law), Mrs. VENNER, Mr. R. C. CROKER, and the nephew bearers, Messrs. H. GREADY, R. GREEDY, R. H. HOUSE, L. ELLIS, R. A. BLAKE, A. WITHERS, W. WITHERS, and E. VENNER. There were also present: Mr. and Mrs. P. L. CLARK, Mr. Clifford HEWLETT, Mr. and Mrs. W. HARE, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. NORTHCOTT and family, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. ROBINSON, Mr. and Mrs. DOBLE (Bishop's Lydeard), Mr. and Mrs. George SMITH, Mrs. BISHOP, Messrs. Stanley and Charles BISHOP (Creech St. Michael), Mrs. SUMMERHAYES and Mr. H. SUMMERHAYES (Curry Rivel), Messrs. J. and F. GREEDY, Mrs. H. GREEDY, Mrs. R. GREEDY, Mr. and Mrs. HAWKINS, Mr. and Mrs. J. TROTT, Mr. and Mrs. CROKER, Mrs. PYM, Mrs. GRABHAM, Mrs. CHANT, Miss HOLBURD, Miss RADNIDGE, Miss FROST (Exeter), Mrs. KNAPMAN, Mrs. BRYANT, Miss BRYANT, Mrs. BULPIN, Mrs. SWEETING, Mrs. JONES, Messrs. PERRIN and APLIN (employees of Mr. SMITH), and others.
The burial service was conducted by the Vicar of Ruishton, the Rev. Harold S. PUGH, and the first part in the church closed with the hymn, “For all the Saints who from their labours rest.” Messrs. A. STEEVENS & Co., Taunton, had charge of the funeral arrangements. There were between 40 and 50 floral tributes, all of which testified to the affectionate regard in which the late Mrs. SMITH was held.
<NOTES: Adelia Mary SMITH is Adelia Mary FROST daughter of William Henry FROST and Mary MARKS, married Edwin SMITH
Edwin SMITH son of Henry SMITH and Caroline HILL, married Adelia Mary FROST and Lily Elizabeth VOYSEY>