Obituary from Morrow County Independent of 7 Apr 1898:
Elizabeth Speck was born Oct. 8th, 1813 in Guernsey Co., OH, and died March 31st 1898, aged 84 years, 5 months, and 23 days. She was the third child of a family of eleven children that were born to Augustus and Sara (Reid/[Reed]) Speck. Her grandfather, Godfrey Speck, was born in Saxony, Germany and immigrated to America to escape impressment into the German army to fight in the wars of Napoleon.
She was married to William Smith Jan. 13, 1831. To this union was born twelve children, nine of whom survive her. Besides her own children she leaves twenty-seven grand children and thirty-one great grandchildren.
She with her husband moved to Morrow county (then Marion) in 1839, where they endured all the trials subject to pioneer life, but lived to realize the promise that the dessert shall bloom as the rose. Her companion died Aug., 12th, 1883 [s/b 1884], they having shared life's joys and sorrows together fifty-four years.
She was converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal church in Guernsey county at the age of ten years, and was transferred by letter to the Bethel M.E. church of Morrow county in 1839. Thus she has lived a faithful christian sixty-seven years, nearly sixty years of her membership being in Bethel church.
She was a devoted wife and kind mother, loved and was beloved in return by her children, and all who knew her. For some months back her mind and body on account of her great age had been gradually failing, and on Thursday, very early in the morning her spirit winged its flight to that great beyond.
The funeral was held at Bethel church at 11 am, Saturday, conducted by her pastor, M.T. Ayers.
The Children of the late Elizabeth Smith return their sincere thanks to all the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted during the sickness and burial of their mother.

See Memorial of her husband, William Henry Smith, for additional information.