Minta J. Smith, daughter of Edward and Ellen Smith, was born in the state of Michigan September 40, 1865, and passed to her eternal reward at the home of her son, Tom, at Enders, Nebr., May 17, 1945, at the age of 79 years, seven months, and 18 days.

When a girl, she moved to Blair, Nebr., where she finished high school and began teaching school.

Later, she moved to Yuma, Colo., where she took up a homestead and taught school for a time.

While teaching school here, she met John P. Stinnette, with whom she was united in marriage October 2, 1889. To this union, five children were born, four boys and one girl, namely: Jesse, Tom, Elliott, Frank, and Edna.

She was converted at the age of 16 and sanctified a few years later. When about 21 years of age, she united with the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Later, when she and her husband moved to a community where there was no Methodist Church, both of them united with the Baptist Church. Later they moved to Moorefield, Nebr. At this place there was no Baptist Church, so they both united with the Methodist Episcopal Church.

In December, 1906, they moved with their family to Wauneta, Nebr., and had their church letter transferred to the Wauneta Methodist Episcopal Church, where she retained her membership until July of 1944, when she was living with her son, Frank, at Loveland, Colo., and was able to attend church again after about 14 years absence due to poor health. Here she united with the Church of the Nazarene, where she was a member at the time of her death.

For many years she was active in Sunday school and church work, where she acted as Sunday school superintendent and Sunday school teacher.

Her great desire was to lead people to a definite experience of salvation. This desire remained right up to the last week of her life, with a clear testimony of personal salvation.

She was also an active W.C.T.U. worker, as well as a booster in foreign missionary work.

She was a loving mother, a good neighbor, and a kind friend. She had great concern for the men and women in the Armed Forces, and prayed much for their best good and salvation.

Her husband preceded her in death in December, 1937. In her home-going she leaves all the children, 27 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Rev. Walter Lenz, pastor of the Evangelical Church of Imperial, conducted a short service at the Tom Stinnette home near Enders at 1:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon, and further services were held at the Wauneta Methodist Church at 2:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with Rev. Robert L. Embree, assisted by Rev. J. J. Christener, in charge.

A quartette composed of Mrs. D. C. Harvey, Mrs. Louis Grimm, Arnold Cowles, and Cloyd Nesmith redered the music. Pallbearers were Delmar Kanost, Worth Kanost, Cleo Fanning, Verne Fanning, Howard Brown, and Glenn Wine. Interment was made at the Wauneta Riverside Cemetery.

The Imperial Republican 57(44):2 Thursday, May 24, 1945