Obituary for George Washington Smith (1858-1925)
The Elsberry Democrat, Elsberry, Missouri.

March 27, 1925

G. W. SMITH who has been quite infirm for the past several years, has suffered another attack of paralysis and owing to complications which make the case more serious his recovery is not expected, in fact the end is looked for at almost any time. Mr. & Mrs. SMITH have recently moved from the home of R. J. MAYES, north of town, to Lee BROWN's farm, near Dameron.

Friday, April 3, 1925

PARALYSIS KILLS G.W. SMITH
Death Relieves Patient Sufferer
Following Years of Invalidism.

Following several years of impaired health, George W. SMITH, aged 67 years, died last Friday. Funeral services were held at Oak Ridge Church Sunday afternoon at two o'clock and interment was made in the church cemetery. Mr. SMITH had suffered from rheumatism for a long time and a year or two ago had several light strokes of paralysis. About three weeks ago he was again stricken and failed to rally from the last attack.

George W. SMITH was the son of James and Mary SMITH and was born in St. Louis County March 14, 1858, dying March 28, 1925, at the age of 67 years and 13 days. At the time of his death he was residing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee BROWN, in southern Pike County.

On December 2, 1880, he was united in marriage with Sarah Isabel SHUCK, by whom he is survived. Five children were born to them. One died in infancy and a daughter, Mrs. Thos. UPTEGROVE, preceded her father to the Great Beyond less than a year ago, on June 5, 1924.

Early in life Mr. SMITH united with the Baptist church at Ebenezer, during the pastorate of Rev. Jno. ROBENETT. He later united with the Methodist church.

Besides the widow there are left to mourn his departure three children, Fred R. SMITH, residing in the state of California, Mrs. Gene [Maggie] NORTON and Mrs. Everett [Pearl] FINES, of near Elsberry, fourteen grandchildren and  three great-grandchildren. All the grandchildren were present at the burial except Harry SMITH, who is ill in a St. Louis hospital. Mr. SMITH's aged mother, past 92 years of age, is also living, and there are three sisters and three brothers surviving, in addition to a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted in the presence of a large gathering of friends and neighbors at Oak Ridge Church on Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. S. EAMES of Olney officiating.

Submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Louise Adams, 26 July 2002.

NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material.   These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed county coordinator with proof of this consent.

Return to Lincoln County, Missouri
Obituary Index  |  Heritage Page  |  Home Page