OBIT: James M. SMITH, 1942, native of Somerset County, PA

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JAMES M. SMITH

  The body of James M. Smith was brought here Monday from Cleveland, O., and 
taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. Joseph F. Reich, where it lay in state 
until Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock, when funeral services were conducted in 
SS. Philip and James' Catholic Church by the pastor, Father Howard T. Miller, 
with interment in the church cemetery under the direction of R. Reich & Son, 
local morticians, assisted by Funeral Director Charles J. Reich, of Blairsville.
  James M. Smith was the eldest son of Mark M. and Mary (Cronley) Smith, both 
deceased, and was born in Meyersdale in the year 1884.  He was well known and 
highly esteemed by the older residents of this community, who knew him best.  A 
good many years ago he located in Cleveland, Ohio, where he held a lucrative 
position in the finishing department of one of the largest toy manufacturing 
concerns in the United States.  He was married, his wife having passed away 
several years ago.
  Surviving are four sisters: Mrs. Laura Reich, of Meyersdale, mentioned above, 
and the Misses Mary and Sara, of Latrobe, and Leota Smith, R.N., of Pottsville.  
A brother, Blair Smith, and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Radebaugh, preceded their 
brother in death.

Meyersdale Republican, May 14, 1942