SMITH, Joseph Posey

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Death of Joseph P. Smith.

Joseph P. Smith died at his home in this city on last Sunday morning at 4 o’clock, after a three weeks illness of typhoid pneumonia. Some three months ago he suffered a very severe attack of la grippe from which he never fully re­covered and about three weeks previous to his death he was taken ill with the fever from which he died.

Deceased was born near Harrodsburg, Ky., and was aged about forty two years. He came to this city five years ago last March and engaged in the business of paper hanging. His jovial nature won him many friends and he soon became one of the most popular young men in the city and his untimely death has cast sorrow over all who knew him. He was the democratic can­didate for city clerk at the recent election and made an excellent showing in the count. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and also a promin­ent member of the K. of P. lodge of this city. Rev. L. P. Marshall conducted the funeral services at the church after which the K. of P. order took charge of the remains, which were interred in Greenlawn cemetery. The funeral cor­tege, headed by the Whiteland band, was one of the largest ever seen in this city and attests the high esteem in which he was held by our people.

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Link to Joseph Posey Smith’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry