Typed as spelled and written
- Lena Stone Criswell

SMITH, S. K.

Surnames:  SMITH, PARHAM, PURGERSON, BLAYLOCK, SHIRAR, SHANNON, CLAITOR, BIGHAM, WEST, JOHNSON, RHODE.

(No newspaper name
no date)

S.K. SMITH DIES
OF LONG ILLNESS

Funeral For Temple Man To Be Held
at 4:30 p.m. at
Memorial Church

       S. K. Smith, 58, well-known Temple business man, died at his home, 1306 South 27th street, Sunday evening at 6:45 o'clock after an illness of several months.

       Mr. Smith was born in Lee county, Aug. 4, 1874, and was married to Miss Cora Aurilla Parham, Sept. 21, 1898.  They moved to Rogers in 1903 and Mr. Smith was engaged in business there until 1926 when he moved to Temple.  Here he was engaged in the tailoring business until his health failed a few months ago.

       He joined the Baptist church as a young man and was a member of Memorial Baptist church.  He was a member of the Temple Knights of Pythias lodge.

       Mr. Smith is survived by his wife and three children -- Alfred E. Smith, Vernie M. Smith and Miss Cretys Smith, all of Temple; one sister, Mrs. Sam Purgerson of Mooreville; one grandchild, Carolyn Smith.

       Funeral services will be held at Memorial Baptist church Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.  Rev. B. B. Blaylock will officiate, assisted by Rev. C. R. Shirar.  Interment will be at Hillcrest cemetery.

       Active pall-bearers will be:  Dave Shannon, D. C. Claitor, John Bigham, Vernon West, E. C. Johnson, John C. Rhode.

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(Note: S. K. Smith died on April 19, 1933-lsc)