Josephine Hart

Payette Enterprise
Thursday, December 08, 1921

The whole community was saddened when the news came of the death of little Josephine Hart, which occurred at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Royston in Fruitland, Thursday morning, Dec. 1 at 7:15. While she had been very ill since July 7, she had seemed to be improving and great hopes were held out for her recovery, so when death came, it was a great shock to everyone. She was born on the Royston farm on Pennsylvania Avenue, October 30, 1912, and has lived in Fruitland most of the time since. She was a member and a most regular attender of the Methodist Sunday School. Wherever she went she carried her sweet smile and sunny disposition and was loved by everyone who knew her.

During her illness, she still retained these, and was patient until the last. She will be greatly missed at home and every place she was known as nothing can ever take her place. By losing this little girl we have lost one o our dearest children, and the most we can say is, "She budded on earth, to bloom in Heaven."

Funeral services were held from the Fruitland Church, Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. George Todd, and interment made in Riverside cemetery, Monday morning, the body being held on account of Lafe Royston, who was coming from Canada, being delayed.

Ontario Argus (Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon)
Thursday, December 08, 1921

Josephine Hart, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hart, passed away at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Royston, in Fruitland, on Thursday morning at seven o’clock, death due to leakage of the heart. She has been ill since in July yet her death caused universal sadness in the community where to know her was to love her. She nine years of age and had lived most of her know her was to love her. She was 9 had been ill since July and yet her death caused immeasurable grief here. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the M. E. Church and was overflowing. The floral tokens were beautiful. Rev. Todd conducted the services, a quartet sang. Misses Josephine Pardum, Fern Wilfong, Marguerite Waite and Marian Kinsey, of the M. E. Sunday School were pall bearers. The little one was laid to rest in Riverside cemetery, Payette. She leaves a farther, mother, little brother, Jack, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss.

Note: Obit is transcribed as written.