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Memorial Folk Poetry of Elmer L. Smith
The passage describes archival memorial folk poetry and broadside forms, noting how private obituary verses were kept in scrapbooks and shared only within families. It cites Minnie Funk’s 1857–1864 Virginia death with a verse memorial, illustrating local loss and cherished memory across generations.
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Elmer L. Smith
Taughis
My Little Darling
Minnie Funk
Augusta County
Virginia
Rockingham County