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Subject: Smith.Ricky.Lynn.1976.Barren.OBIT


Ricky Lynn Smith August 7 1976 
Barren County KyArchives Obituaries

Unknown Glasgow KY newspaper, from files of the late Birdie Lutzow, dateline 12 Aug 1976.
"A 22-year-old Glasgow man, Ricky Lynn Smith, was fatally injured in a shooting 
incident that occured early Sturday around 2:30 am [7 Aug 1976], on Newman 
Street.

"Police said that Smith, a resident of 608 Sun Valley Drive was shot four times 
with a .22 calibre rifle. He was reportedly shot in the head and upper part of 
the body. Smith was taken to City-County Hospitalin Bowling Green where he died 
Saturday night.

"Degie Humphrey, 50, 100 Newman Street, Smith's uncle by marriage, has been 
charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting according to 
authorities. The shooting at the Humphrey home was apparently the result of an 
argument over money officials said.

"Bond for Humphrey was set at $25,000.

"Funeral services for Smith will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Hatcher and Saddler 
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery.

"Survivors include his father, Virgil M. Smith, Glasgow, two half-brothers, 
Jackie Wooten, Louisville, James Wooten, Pomona Park, Florida, three sisters, 
Mrs June Hubble, Mrs. Judy Jones and Karen Sue Smith, all of Glasgow, and his 
grandmother, Mrs. May Smith, Glasgow."



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