| Troy, Sept. 3 - Mrs. Hettie Jayne Soper, widow of Llewellyn SOPER,
passed away this Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Kennedy,
Troy, R.D. She was 78 years old and is survived by a son, Donald L. SOPER
of Mansfield; four daughters, Mrs. Kennedy at whose home she died; Mrs.
Shirley Cudworth and Mrs. George Woodworth, both of Roseville and Miss
Hazel of Troy RD. Six grandchildren also survive. The body was taken to
the Soper Funeral Home and will be removed to the Kennedy home Saturday
evening. There will be a prayer service there Monday morning at 10 o'clock
and comittal services at the Watson Cemetery, Roseville at 11 o'clock.
Burial will be in the Watson Cemetery with Rev. Orey CRIPPEN officiating.
Mansfield Advertiser 5th Jan 1876: Married Elmer L. Welch of Sullivan
and Miss Ella J. Smith of Sullivan in Elmira Dec. 29th Rev. Elijah Horr,
Jr. Double marriage with sister Edith and Clarence Smith.
Newspaper Notice - In Memory of Ella SMITH Welch - In memory of Mrs.
Ella SMITH Welch, whose death occurred September 17, 1932, an organ has
been donated to the Rutland Hill Church, and through the kindness of Grant
FETHERS was delivered there last week. Some time previous to the death
of Mrs. Welch, who was a direct descendant of the MANSFIELD family, she
wrote to a relative, Ross WATKINS, of Owego, NY requesting information
concerning the history of the Mansfields.
Obituary: Edith Smith, daughter of Albert and Louisa MANSFIELD SMITH,
was born at Elk Run, Sullivan Township, Tioga County, PA. July 12, 1861,
and she died at her home in Elk Run June 16, 1900. At the age of four she
went to live with her mother's aunt near Syracuse where she lived nine
years, when she returned to her parents to be with her mother in her last
days. After the death of her mother, which occurred in 1874, she again
went to her aunts for a few months but finally returned to help an older
sister in caring for the younger brothers and sisters. Dec. 29, 1875, she
married Clarence SMITH, son of Northrop Smith of Sullivan. In 1880 under
the preaching of Rev. E. E. Morris she gave her heart to God and united
with the M. E. Church at Elk Run, of which she has been a faithful and
consistent member until God said, "It is enough, come up higher." She leaves
to mourn her loss a husband, seven children, a father, two brothers and
four sisters, besides other friends. The family have lost their best earthly
friend, the brothers and sisters a loving sister, the church one of its
most faithful devoted members. Those that knew her best loved her most.
The high place she held in the hearts of people was shown by the large
number that gathered to pay a last tribute of respect and love to one of
their number whom God in His providence had seen fit to call home. The
funeral was held in the Elk Run M.E. Church June 19, 1900, Rev. W. H. Yard
officiating.
Obituary: Mrs. Grace McConnell, late of 709 Holdridge Street, died at
4:15 p.m. Saturday. She was the widow of Newberry McConnell. The survivors
are a son, Ainsley G. of Elmira; a daughter, Hilda R. of Elmira, and a
sister, Mrs. Llewellyn SOPER of Roseville, PA. The funeral will be held
from the residence at 2 p.m., Tuesday. Burial in the Watson Cemetery at
Roseville. The Rev. C. C. Rozell of Centenary M.E. Church will officiate.
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