OBITUARY (believe-from the Daily Sentinel Grand Junction, CO), typed as written with mistakes;
Mrs. Emma THOMAS
Mrs. Emma Amanda THOMAS, 87, of 1233 Main St., died at 1:30 a.m. today in St. Mary's Hospital. She had been ill for two months.
Mrs. THOMAS had lived in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Archie BLISS, for 12 years. She had been a resident of the Valley since 1903. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church and Woodcraft Lodge.
Mrs. THOMAS was born Dec. 12, 1876, at Halls, Mo., and spent her childhood there, in Kansas, and Nebraska. She was married three times, to Clarence K. SMITH, John W. PORTER, and Daniel S. THOMAS. She was a widow each time.
Mrs. THOMAS was the mother of nine children, eight of whom survive. Two sons, Roy SMITH and John PORTER, live in Clearfield, Utah; the six daughters are Mrs. BLISS, Mrs. Herman ROWENHORST, Mrs. Arie VANDER STOEP, and Mrs. George FLIKKEMA of Orange City, Iowa, and Mrs. William DOBY and Mrs. Robert RYAN, both of Los Angeles.
She was a step-mother to Mrs. Archie REED of Fruita, Mrs. Floyd LISCHKE of Meeker, and Mrs. Theodore WHITE of California. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Martin's Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements.
OBITUARY (believe-from the Daily Sentinel Grand Junction, CO), typed as written with mistakes;
Mrs. Emma THOMAS
Mrs. Emma Amanda THOMAS, 87, of 1233 Main St., died at 1:30 a.m. today in St. Mary's Hospital. She had been ill for two months.
Mrs. THOMAS had lived in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Archie BLISS, for 12 years. She had been a resident of the Valley since 1903. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church and Woodcraft Lodge.
Mrs. THOMAS was born Dec. 12, 1876, at Halls, Mo., and spent her childhood there, in Kansas, and Nebraska. She was married three times, to Clarence K. SMITH, John W. PORTER, and Daniel S. THOMAS. She was a widow each time.
Mrs. THOMAS was the mother of nine children, eight of whom survive. Two sons, Roy SMITH and John PORTER, live in Clearfield, Utah; the six daughters are Mrs. BLISS, Mrs. Herman ROWENHORST, Mrs. Arie VANDER STOEP, and Mrs. George FLIKKEMA of Orange City, Iowa, and Mrs. William DOBY and Mrs. Robert RYAN, both of Los Angeles.
She was a step-mother to Mrs. Archie REED of Fruita, Mrs. Floyd LISCHKE of Meeker, and Mrs. Theodore WHITE of California. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Martin's Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Family Members
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SGM Roy Wesley Smith
1893–1975
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Nona Alvira Smith Bliss
1895–1978
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Julia May Smith
1896–1904
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Martha Fern Smith Rowenhorst
1898–1982
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Mamie Leona Cynthia Smith Vander Stoep
1900–1993
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Clarice K Smith Flikkema
1902–1985
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Alta Lucile Porter Doby
1903–1967
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John Millard Porter Jr
1905–1989
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Mary Corene Thomas Ryan
1915–1999
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