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Priscilla Jane Keller Smith

1 Feb 1877 – 19 Dec 1962

Birth	1 Feb 1877
Death	19 Dec 1962
Cemetery	Columbus Cemetery Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Shirley (Bruhn) Martys on 05 Jul 2009
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19730010

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Married to Henry Martin Smith

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Thanks to contributor #48786212 Mrs. Priscilla Smith dies, funeral services Saturday(Thur. 2-2- 1962) Mrs. Priscilla Smith, 85, of 2103 8th street, died Wednesday night at Lutheran hospital after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Methodist church with the Rev. Henry C. Beatty, Th. D. pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Columbus cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 1, 1877, at Richland the daughter of John D. and Mathilda Marohn Keller. She was educated in District 23 school in Colfax County. On July 3, 1894, she married Henry Martin Smith at the home of his sister in North Bend. The family moved from Colfax County to Columbus in 1913. Mrs. Smith, besides being a housewife, was a nurse for 15 years. Mr. and Mrs. Smith celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on July 3, 1944. Surviving are two sons, Elmer of Columbus and Everett J. Denver, Colorado; four daughters, Mrs. A. E. (Mayme) Schram of Monroe, Mrs. Walter (Elsie) Lusche of Columbus, Mrs. J. N. (Susan) Speicher of Columbus, and Mrs. William (Esther) Campbell of Columbus; a niece, Mrs. James Nichols of Ft. Meade, Maryland, that she raised; eight grandchildren, several great grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Keller of Schuyler and Henry J. Keller of Columbus; a twin sister, Mrs. Jacob (Lydia) Smith of Columbus; and two sisters , Mrs. Ray (Tidy) Mentzer of Schuyler and Mrs. Joe (Nettie) Salak of Columbus. She was preceded in death by her husband on Sept. 4, 1954, one grandchild, two brothers and four sisters.

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Family

Parents

• John Daniel Keller 1843–1922
• Matilda M Marohn Keller 1853–1929

Spouse

• Henry Martin Smith 1870–1954

Siblings

• Alfred S. Keller 1873–?
• Elizabeth J. Keller 1875–?
• Lydia Keller Smith 1877–1965
• Mamie M Keller Freeman 1880–1961
• Nettie N Keller Salak 1883–1963
• Leona A Keller Mentzer 1885–1912
• Robert John Keller 1887–1966
• Henry Jeremiah Keller 1889–1976

Children

• Mayme M. Smith Schram 1896–1999
• Elsa Pearl Smith Lusche 1897–1990
• Susan Viola Smith Speicher 1900–1986
• Elmer D. Smith 1903–1986
• Everett J. Smith 1905–1975
• Esther I. Smith Campbell 1914–2006

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