Date of Death: 7 May 1911
Subject: Telitha (Turpin) Smith
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 12 May 1911, p. 2

Mrs. John Smith died suddenly at the home of Lum Patterson, Sunday last, May 7th, aged 74 years. She leaves a husband, one son and two grandchildren. Prior to her marriage she was Telithia [sic] Turpin, and was raised in Andrew county. She was buried from the old Trinity church, near Amazonia, on Tuesday of this week. With her passing, was the third death in the family since February 22d, of this year.