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OBIT for Joseph Moore Smith    Tuttle, Grady Co, OK

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                   OBIT FOR JOSEPH MOORE SMITH
                    Tuttle Times Oct 7, 1921
                           Pg 1 Col 2

                     JOSEPH MOORE SMITH DEAD
On last Saturday afternoon the sudden announcement was made in this
city that Joseph Moore Smith, better known in this part by his host
of friends as Joe Smith, living south of Tuttle had died after an
illness of only about 20 hours of acute meningitis.

Joe was born in Missouri on Jan 15, 1872, and at his death was 48
years, 8 months and 15 days old; came to this section of the
country, then the Indian Territory, with his father in 1882, and
was married to Victoria Stafford in 1891 to which marriage one son,
LaVerne, was born and who survives him, as his wife has passed on
before. He leaves one brother, Luther J. Smith of Chickasha and one
own sister, Mrs Anne Cleaver of Kingfisher; also two half brothers,
W.E. Baine of California and Jno L. Smith of Enid, and one half
sister, Mrs Mary E. Smith of Norman.

Of his brothers and sisters, Luther J. and family and Mrs Cleaver
and daughter, Nellie of Enid were in attendance at his funeral.
Others of his relatives who were here to attend the funeral were
the Oliver children, cousins of the deceased.

Joe Smith was made a Mason at Norman soon after he became 21 years
old and was demitted from that lodge to Chickasha and later
demitted to the Tuttle lodge where he belonged at his death. He was
also made a Scottish Right 32 degree Mason at Guthrie, at which
chapter the Master came to Tuttle and formally opened the chapter
here. 

In the First Christian Church on Sunday night at 12 o'clock, as is
the custom of the Scottish Right Masons, for the funeral service of
that craft, and which master was ably assisted by others from his
city and this place, the choral service being sung by a quartette
from Chichasha. This funeral service was the most impressive of any
service ever held in this city and altho the hour was a late one
for Tuttle people, the church was crowded to its utmost capacity to
witness the beautiful ceremony and pay their last respects to one
of the best men this section of the state could boast.

The remains of Joe Smith lay in state in the church from Sunday
afternoon, when interment was had at Fairview Cemetery, followed by
the largest funeral cortage ever assembled here to pay respect to
any one who had lived and died in this part.

Joe was also a member of the Odd Fellow Order, which order paid its
proper respects to him in a most beautiful floral tribute, besides
its usual virgil and attendance at the funeral service tendered to
his memory by the Masonic faternity to which he belonged. 

NOTE !!!  Joseph Moore Smith is my grandfather.