Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Obituary: Etta Gertrude Smith nee Groves

From an obituary (1961), Wichita, Sedgwick county, Kansas (probably the Wichita Eagle):

“Etta G. Smith, 80, Dies at Hospital

“Mrs. Etta G. Smith, 80, of 2401 Poplar, died Wednesday in a local hospital. She formerly resided 25 years at 126 Ellis. Mrs. Smith was born June 22, 1881, in Stottsville, Mo. and came to Wichita from there in 1918. She was a member of Calvary Methodist Church. Her husband, Elbert D., [C.] died 19 years ago. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Calvary Church with the Rev. Wayne Karlowski, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two sons, Odie, 768 N. Custer, and Ned, Perryville, Ark.; three daughters, Mrs. James Triboulet, 2740 Coolidge, Mrs. Francis Rowland, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Bert Glenn, Perryville, Ark., a brother, Barney Groves, and a sister, Mrs. Fairy Smith, of Springfield, Mo.; 22 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Lahey Mortuary has charge (the type then fades).”

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