Pefley - Myrtle Smith
Source: --Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (IN), Friday, 3 November 1899
Again the death angel has entered our midst silently and unawares and taken from us a beloved wife, daughter, sister and aunt. Myrtle Leona Smith was born Aug. 6, 1872, was married to Claude F. Pefley, May 19, 1896, and died of blood poison, Oct. 29, 1899, aged 27 years, two months and 23 days. To bless this union were born two children, one boy, Paul Leon, and one girl, Clare Madge, both of whom preceded their mother to the heavenly city. She leaves a most devoted and loving husband, an aged father and mother, one sister, four brothers, eleven nieces and nephews, and a host of friends and other relatives to mourn the loss of one so sweet, so tender, so precious to us all. She united with the Christian church in April, 1891, of which she continues a most devoted and consistent member throughout life. She was always loving, kind, and patient to all, and will be greatly missed by all, for to know her was to love her. Although weakly for the past year she was not confined to her bed quite twenty-four hours during which she suffered untold agony. We feel that God in His infinite wisdom has called her for the best, and although we ne'er shall hear her voice again here it will be one of those that calls us to the golden shore. The services were conducted at the house by Rev. L.E. Murray, of Irvington, under the auspices of the Rathbone Sisters and Knights of Pythias. Many beautiful designs of flowers were given by her friends, relatives, and order. Interment at the Harshbarger Cemetery. There is no death! What seems so is transition. Although the body moulders (sic) here, The soul is safe in heaven. We loved her, yes, we loved her, But angels loved her more, And they have sweetly called her To yonder shining shore. She's gone from earth to heaven, She's crossed the shinging shore; But soon we hope to meet her, And live for everymore. --O. E. S. - thanks to Jeff & Meredith for all the Peffley information
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 3 November 1899
Mrs. Myrtle Peffley, wife of Claude Peffley, died last Monday morning; aged 27 years. Interment was at Myers’ Cemetery Tuesday.
Source: New Ross Mail 27 Oct 1899 p 5
Myrtle Leona, the wife of Claude Pefley took suddenly ill early Sunday morning and died late Sunday evening. The funeral was preached at the house Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. by Rev. LE Murray and her remains were interred in the Harshbarger cemetery. The Rathbone sisters had charge of the burial services. The following obituary was written by one of her near relatives and read at the funeral services: “Again the death angel has come into our midst and silently taken from us a beloved wife, daughter, sister and aunt. Myrtle Leona Smith was born Aug 6, 1872. She was married May 19, 1896 to Claude F. Pefley and died Oct 29 (sic) 1899 of blood poisoning and the bursting of a blood vessel on the brain. Aged 27 years, 2 months 28 days. She united with the Christian Church at Whitesville in April 91 of which she continued throughout life to be a faithful, devoted member. She leaves a husband, mother, father, one sister, four brothers, several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn the loss of one so sweet, so tender, so precious to all. Although she has been weakly for the past year was not bedfast quite 24 hours but suffered as no one knows in that time. Her death is a sudden and sad one for to know her was to love her. But we feel that God in his infinite wisdom has recalled her for the best and, although we can never hear her loving voice here again, we will bear it when the angles call us to live with her for ever and ever.
Source: New Ross Mail 27 Oct 1899 p 5
Several from this place attended the funeral of Mrs. Claude Pefley Tuesday.