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Sarah D. Spainhour

22 March 1871 – 8 August 1933

Died 8 August 1933 on the family farm near Lone Jack, Jackson County, Missouri — born Sarah D. Smith, wife of Joe S. Spainhour

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

8 August 1933

Date of birth

22 March 1871

Age at death

62 years, four months and sixteen days (62y 4m 17d)

Place of death

Jackson, Missouri, United States

Inscription transcription

Lee's Summit Journal, 8-8-33

Sarah D. SPAINHOUR

Sarah D. SMITH, daughter of Thomas and Frances SMITH, was born March 22, 1871, and died Aug. 8, 1933, age 62 years, four months and sixteen days.

On March 1, 1903, she was united in marriage to Joe S. SPAINHOUR. To this union was born one on, Raymond, of the home. The deceased was one of a family of eight children, three brothers and four sisters, of which only one sister, Mrs. Will ROLLS, of Lone Jack remains. She was born and lived her entire life on the farm, three miles north of Lone Jack, where she passed away, with the exception of four years she spent in Oak Grove, where Raymond attended high school.

She was a member of the Lone Jack Christian church and lived a consistent Christian life. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, one son, Raymond, and one sister, Mrs. Will ROLLS, and many other relatives and friends.

Transcribed verbatim, including the newspaper's typo "was born one on, Raymond" (for "one son"). The journal's date (8-8-33) is the same as the stated death date. The stated age (62 years, 4 months, 16 days) is one day short of the interval between the stated birth and death dates (4 months, 17 days) — transcribed verbatim.

People named in this record

  • Sarah D. SpainhourSubject
  • Thomas SmithParent
  • Frances SmithParent
  • Joe S. SpainhourSpouse
  • RaymondChild
  • Mrs. Will RollsMentioned

Record submitted by

Sally Rolls Pavia — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
Submitted by Sally Rolls Pavia to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Sally Rolls Pavia
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — obituary retyped from the Lee's Summit Journal ("exact wording of obit in L.S. Journal" per the contributor); no photograph in this record

Citation: Obituary of Sarah D. Spainhour, née Smith (1871–1933), of Lone Jack, Jackson County, Missouri; Lee's Summit Journal, 8 August 1933. Contributed by Sally Rolls Pavia to the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/spainhour-sarah-1933/ : accessed [your access date]).

Submitted by Sally Rolls Pavia of Sun City, Arizona, who noted the text is the exact wording of the obituary in the Lee's Summit Journal.

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