Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Maffitt, Reuben March 4 1901
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The Marion County Patriot, March 8, 1901
The Marion County Patriot, No. 10
March 8, 1901
Page One

Wanted Cigarettes on Deathbed

Columbus, Ga., March 5 – Reuben Maffitt, a resident of Girard, died yesterday 
from the effects of smoking cigarettes.  Maffitt was 25 years of age and leaves 
a wife.  He consumed from 15 to 20 packages a day.  On his deathbed he would 
ask for them and after losing his voice would make signs.  His fingers were 
stained a deep yellow and the attending physicians stated that his lungs were 
in the same condition.



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