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George R. Smith September 1896 
Barren-Jefferson County KyArchives Obituaries

Glasgow (KY) Weekly Times, 9 Sept 1896

"Mr. George R. Smith Dead. Mr. George R. Smith, died in Louisville last 
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock. Mr. Smith had been ill for about ten days with 
appendicitis, and on last Friday was taken to Louisville for treatment. It was 
at once determined, after his arrival there, that his sole chance for recovery 
was for an operation to be performed. He was operated upon Friday evening, and 
appeared to be doing reasonably well up to about Saturday, at noon, when he 
suddenly sank and never rallied until death came. Owing to the desperate 
nature of his illness before he left home, his death was not in the nature of 
a surprise.

"Mr. Smith was the son of Judge Noah Smith, a former well-known lawyer of 
Glasgow. Himself a lawyer, his mind was more fondness for journalism that for 
law. [sic]. He was at different times editor of the GLASGOW TIMES, and for 
several years was also editor and proprietor of the Macon (Miss) Sun. 
Associated with him on the latter now of Washington, D.C. For a good man years 
past, howevr, Mr. Smith had abandoned both law and journalism, and was engaged 
in the ____ [missing] business here when death came. About fifteen years ago, 
he married Miss Allie Tobin, of Cumberland county, who survives him. Mr. Smith 
was a man true to his friends, and had but little of the prejudice and 
bitterness common to man in his composition. He was a most devoted husband, 
and around his home his whole heart clung. He was a gentle, amiable man, with 
no enemies and a host of friends all over this section. He was a familiar 
figure in Glasgow, where, practically his whole life of fifty-two years was 
spent, and where he was known to every man, woman and child.

"The remains were interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery here, after appropriate 
funeral services in St. Helen's church, Monday morning last at 9:30 o'clock. A 
large funeral concourse followed all that was mortal of the deceased to the 
grave.

"The tenderest sympathy of the whole community goes out to the stricken wife 
in her bereavement and sorrow."



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