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Frank Smith

1866 – 6 February 1919

Died 6 February 1919 of influenza and pneumonia on the farm where he was born — buried at Lone Jack; from the Oak Grove Banner

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

6 February 1919

Date of birth

1866

Age at death

fifty-three years

Place of death

lived all his life on the farm where he was born

Inscription transcription

FRANK SMITH

Frank SMITH departed this life Feb 6, 1919 after a brief illness of influenza and pneumonia. Frank lived all his life on the farm where he was born fifty-three years ago.

He leaves three sisters, Mrs Wm ROLLS, Mrs Milton CLEMENTS and Mrs Joe SPAINHOUR. His funeral was conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, Feb 7th by Rev HARDY from the home. The burial occurred at Lone Jack. He will be missed by many friends.

2-6-19

Oak Grove Banner

February 14, 1919

The obituary does not name the farm's location; burial was at Lone Jack. The birth year 1866 is taken from our archive's index entry for this record ("FRANK SMITH 1866~1919") and is consistent with the obituary's "born fifty-three years ago". Surnames were capitalized (SMITH, ROLLS, etc.) in the submitted transcription and are kept as submitted.

People named in this record

  • Frank SmithSubject
  • Mrs Wm RollsMentioned
  • Mrs Milton ClementsMentioned
  • Mrs Joe SpainhourMentioned
  • Rev. HardyOfficiant

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Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — no photograph in this record

Citation: Obituary of Frank Smith (1866–1919), Oak Grove Banner, February 14, 1919. Preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive; original contributor not recorded. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/smith-frank-1919/ : accessed [your access date]).

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