Shanghai, fied relatives with yesterday afternoon when funeral Zervices were held for the Jat Mrs. Hester Sia (nee Turner). The Rev. W. H. Turner and Pastor Tong conducted the religious rites. Mrs. Bulalie Martin assisted at the organ and two hymns, "The Old Rugged Cross", the deceased's favourite hymn, and "Safe In The Arms of Jesus", were sung. Mrs. Sia has lived in Shanghai for twenty-six years and after an extended illness she died at her home on Tunsin Road on June 25 at the age of fifty-six years. She survived by her husband, Mr. W. V. Sia, two daughters, Florence Sia and Mrs. Margaret Chow, and two tons, Vunt and Leon Sia. "The pallbearers were Messrs, W. Stewart, H. H. Cameron, Dr. T. Stearns, Shen, Rev. Z H. Tong and J.
Chow. A beautiful spray of white gladiolas from "Daddy" was lowered fon the casket into the grave, Mrs, Trissa D. Smith Shanghai, June 29, A funeral service for the late Mrs. Trissa Darnall Smith was held yester= day afternoon at the Chapel of the International Funeral Directors, 207 Kiaochow Road, with Rev. Carbon Lacy of the Community Church, officiating, The deceased was the wife of Mr. B. Ward Smith, activities secretary of the Navy YMCA. Mrs, Smith was born at Centerville, Towa, on September 12, 1888, and was married to Mr. Smith on June 26, 1913. She died at Shanghai on her twenty-seventh wedding anniversary on June 26° at the age of fifty-two years. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter, Marjorie, who is a schoolteacher at Greel Iowa, a son, Boyd, who is attending Coe' College "at Cedar Rapid, Towa, and a brother, C. A. Darnall, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Following the service at the funeral parlours intel tent took place at the Hungjso Road Cemetery, where Chaplain Marken, of the Fourth United States Marine' Corps, officiated. "The pallbearers were Messrs. P, M. Anderson, W. E. Hines, Lyman Hoover M. C. Gus, Vielor Hanson and 'H." I Cameron. A beautiful spray of white fladiolas and dahlias from "Dad, Marjorie and Boyd" was lowered on the casket into the grave. Mrs. Smith: had recently been iniaied into the Order of the Eastern Star, Shanghai Chapter No. 3, many members of which attended the funeral. match their frocks and they carried sheaves of golden gladiolus. Mr. L. Heath was best man and ushers were Messrs. J. D. Gilbert (brother of bride), B. Russell-Brown and A. Marshall.
The bride's mother wore a dress made in the same style as the bridesmaids in mauve net. Her hat was of mauve straw with' velling to tone and trimmed with darker shaded flowers. She carried a - sheaf of gladiolus.
After the ceremony a reception was held at 216 Route Ferguson, the residence of the bride's. parents N.C.DN." Photo, Hutehiison The Seaforth Highlanders, and Miss Jean Hutchison, place on June 29 at the atchison, Capt. R. D. Mactagan Farquhar, and
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