Mrs. Eva Keith on Saturday afternoon at about 3 o'clock died at her house in this village. She had been ill for only eight days. Her death resulted from complications of the kidneys. Unfortunately Mrs. Keith was somewhat isolated during her illness as the young girl who makes hr home with her during the school year, Lucille Peterson, had scarlet fever, and the house was in quarantine.
Funeral services were conducted by Reverend E. F. Wheeler at the Congregation church on Tuesday afternoon. Interment was in Oak Knoll cemetery. Among those from out of town who were in attendance at the services were Mrs. Earle Brown, Mrs. Charley Foster, and Mrs Phoebe Borden, and Fred Smith, of Minneapolis , Campbell Keith also came home from Carleton College to be present at the funeral.
Mrs. Keith's maiden name was Eva Smith. She was the daughter of George and Sarah Smith and was born on November 25, 1855 at Brownville, Maine. When she was but a small child she cane to Minnesota with her parents and the family settled in Princeton
Mr. Smith was a Civil War Veteran and the family moved here shortly after the close of the war.
Mrs. Keith received her education in the schools of this village. On October 14, 1875 she was married to Charles Keith. There were three sons, George, Stewart, and Fred. George died when he was a year old and Stewart lived to be six or seven years old.
Besides her son, Fred, Mrs. Keith is survived by two grandsons, Campbell and Charles Keith, two brothers, Fred Smith of Minneapolis, and John Smith of this village. and two sisters Mrs., Effie Wetsel and Mrs. Hattie Newton of Spokane, Washington.
Mrs. Keith was rather frail and during the later years she was confined to her home for long intervals by illness. When she was a young woman she took an active part in all the social and church affairs of this village and was a leader of Kedron chapter of the Eastern Star. Her death takes another one of the pioneer resident of Princeton who was closely identified with the early life of this village.
Princeton Union March 6, 1930
Funeral services were conducted by Reverend E. F. Wheeler at the Congregation church on Tuesday afternoon. Interment was in Oak Knoll cemetery. Among those from out of town who were in attendance at the services were Mrs. Earle Brown, Mrs. Charley Foster, and Mrs Phoebe Borden, and Fred Smith, of Minneapolis , Campbell Keith also came home from Carleton College to be present at the funeral.
Mrs. Keith's maiden name was Eva Smith. She was the daughter of George and Sarah Smith and was born on November 25, 1855 at Brownville, Maine. When she was but a small child she cane to Minnesota with her parents and the family settled in Princeton
Mr. Smith was a Civil War Veteran and the family moved here shortly after the close of the war.
Mrs. Keith received her education in the schools of this village. On October 14, 1875 she was married to Charles Keith. There were three sons, George, Stewart, and Fred. George died when he was a year old and Stewart lived to be six or seven years old.
Besides her son, Fred, Mrs. Keith is survived by two grandsons, Campbell and Charles Keith, two brothers, Fred Smith of Minneapolis, and John Smith of this village. and two sisters Mrs., Effie Wetsel and Mrs. Hattie Newton of Spokane, Washington.
Mrs. Keith was rather frail and during the later years she was confined to her home for long intervals by illness. When she was a young woman she took an active part in all the social and church affairs of this village and was a leader of Kedron chapter of the Eastern Star. Her death takes another one of the pioneer resident of Princeton who was closely identified with the early life of this village.
Princeton Union March 6, 1930
Mrs. Eva Keith on Saturday afternoon at about 3 o'clock died at her house in this village. She had been ill for only eight days. Her death resulted from complications of the kidneys. Unfortunately Mrs. Keith was somewhat isolated during her illness as the young girl who makes hr home with her during the school year, Lucille Peterson, had scarlet fever, and the house was in quarantine.
Funeral services were conducted by Reverend E. F. Wheeler at the Congregation church on Tuesday afternoon. Interment was in Oak Knoll cemetery. Among those from out of town who were in attendance at the services were Mrs. Earle Brown, Mrs. Charley Foster, and Mrs Phoebe Borden, and Fred Smith, of Minneapolis , Campbell Keith also came home from Carleton College to be present at the funeral.
Mrs. Keith's maiden name was Eva Smith. She was the daughter of George and Sarah Smith and was born on November 25, 1855 at Brownville, Maine. When she was but a small child she cane to Minnesota with her parents and the family settled in Princeton
Mr. Smith was a Civil War Veteran and the family moved here shortly after the close of the war.
Mrs. Keith received her education in the schools of this village. On October 14, 1875 she was married to Charles Keith. There were three sons, George, Stewart, and Fred. George died when he was a year old and Stewart lived to be six or seven years old.
Besides her son, Fred, Mrs. Keith is survived by two grandsons, Campbell and Charles Keith, two brothers, Fred Smith of Minneapolis, and John Smith of this village. and two sisters Mrs., Effie Wetsel and Mrs. Hattie Newton of Spokane, Washington.
Mrs. Keith was rather frail and during the later years she was confined to her home for long intervals by illness. When she was a young woman she took an active part in all the social and church affairs of this village and was a leader of Kedron chapter of the Eastern Star. Her death takes another one of the pioneer resident of Princeton who was closely identified with the early life of this village.
Princeton Union March 6, 1930
Funeral services were conducted by Reverend E. F. Wheeler at the Congregation church on Tuesday afternoon. Interment was in Oak Knoll cemetery. Among those from out of town who were in attendance at the services were Mrs. Earle Brown, Mrs. Charley Foster, and Mrs Phoebe Borden, and Fred Smith, of Minneapolis , Campbell Keith also came home from Carleton College to be present at the funeral.
Mrs. Keith's maiden name was Eva Smith. She was the daughter of George and Sarah Smith and was born on November 25, 1855 at Brownville, Maine. When she was but a small child she cane to Minnesota with her parents and the family settled in Princeton
Mr. Smith was a Civil War Veteran and the family moved here shortly after the close of the war.
Mrs. Keith received her education in the schools of this village. On October 14, 1875 she was married to Charles Keith. There were three sons, George, Stewart, and Fred. George died when he was a year old and Stewart lived to be six or seven years old.
Besides her son, Fred, Mrs. Keith is survived by two grandsons, Campbell and Charles Keith, two brothers, Fred Smith of Minneapolis, and John Smith of this village. and two sisters Mrs., Effie Wetsel and Mrs. Hattie Newton of Spokane, Washington.
Mrs. Keith was rather frail and during the later years she was confined to her home for long intervals by illness. When she was a young woman she took an active part in all the social and church affairs of this village and was a leader of Kedron chapter of the Eastern Star. Her death takes another one of the pioneer resident of Princeton who was closely identified with the early life of this village.
Princeton Union March 6, 1930
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