Randolph County, IN Obituary Lesson: So Young [1896]

To day if ye will hear his voice,harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.
Q: For what is your life?
A: It is even a vapor,
that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Hebrews 3:15/James 4:14

"DEATH OF MRS. MILES COBLE, NEE ELLA SMITH, OF WINCHESTER

Winchester, Ind., March 30. -Two years ago to-morrow Miles

Coble, at that time surveyor of Randolph county, married Ella M. Smith, daughter of Alexander Smith, a wealthy farmer living east of this city. 

Miss Smith was a beautiful and accomplished maiden of nineteen years. They lived happily together for several months, but one day, shortly after his term of office as surveyor expired, Coble departed and his friends know nothing of his whereabouts. 

Soon after the flight it was discovered that he was short a few hundred dollars, but his father, who is a well-to-do and highly respected citizen of this city, made good the shortage. 

From the time of his departure his wife has seemed utterly heart-broken, and steadily declined in health until yesterday, when death came. Her sad life and death has cast a gloom over the neighborhood, where she was universally loved and respected. She leaves one child, a bright little girl.
[Date: Wednesday, April 1, 1896, Paper: The Indiana State Journal]"