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Show Sarah Jane Smith Dies of (iun-Shot Wounds Octoher 27th. Surah Jane Smith. 51, wife of Alfred D. Smith, died Friday. October Oc-tober 27th., of a gun-shot wound, said to have teen self-inflicted. Mrs. Smith, who had been In poor health for some time, was said to have become despondent at intervals, inter-vals, and when she disappeared from her home Friday forenoon her husband and a son, Jack Smith, who was recently released from military service, immediately be-an be-an a search for her. She had left her home on 5th. East street, entered en-tered the flood control canal on that street and followed lt to the vicinity vi-cinity of the Squaw Cave, where she turned Into a side canyon. Following Fol-lowing her tracks Mr. Smith located locat-ed her body at about noon. She had evidently placed a .22 jalLre rifle to her forehead and fired the gun. Mr. Smith reached her side Just as she succumbed to the wound. An Inquest was conducted by attorney Durham Morris before Coroner Alex H. Rollo, and a Jury composed of J. H. Corry, E. M. Corry and. Arch Swapp, rendered a verdict "that the deceased came to her death by a self-inflicted shot from a 22 rifle." Mrs. Smith was born in Cedar City on November 20, 1893, a daughter of Thomas and Christina Anderson Williams, and had spent her entire life here. On March 20, 1913, she married Alfred D. Smith, who survives her. Also surviving are four sons and four daughters, Elmer and Jack Smfth of Cedar City; Louis and Lester Smith, serving with the U. S. army in France; Mrs. Arvllla Mulliner, Colleen, Marie, and Sylvia Syl-via Smith, all of Cedar City; and two grandsons, two brothers, T. E. Williams of Provo, and Vernon Williams, with the army In Florida, Flori-da, and one sister, Mrs. Kate Walker of Cedar City. Funeral services were held In the FirU Ward Chapel Monday afternoon after-noon with Bishop William Snow presiding. pre-siding. Shakers at the services were Charles R. Hunter, Dr. J. S. Prest-wlch, Prest-wlch, and Bp. H. H. Lunt. Musical Mus-ical numbers Included a solo, "I Need Thee Every Hour", by Alice Wlllams; a solo, "He Is Your Friend" by Miles Walker; another, "In The Gardner" by Ray Cosslett. Invocation Invoca-tion was by William B. Adams, cenedlctlon by Herbert W. Webster and dedication of the grave by George W. Grlmshaw. |