Simon Patrick Smith

1911 - 1940  (28 years)

• Name	Simon Patrick Smith  [1]
  Born	19 Dec 1911  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Sep 1940	Springfield, Missouri
  Buried	19 Sep 1940	Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
  Notes	Simon Patrick Smith Known as "Si" in the family and "Pat" at his job of advance man for the Ringling Bros. circus. He had a sever infection in his right hand and arm. He went to the hospital and his condition deteriorated very rapidly within a day or so. A nurse found a rosary in his coat pocket and asked if he were Catholic. He could not speak but wrote "Mass" on a piece of paper. The nurse called a priest who gave him the last sacraments and wrote letters to his mother, Nellie K. Smith and to his brother, Leo Smith. Immediately after his death, his body was shipped by train to Portland. His funeral Mass was at St. Mary's Cathedral and burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. (Leo covered expenses]
  Person ID	I00396	Bernard Creamer and Ann Kilbride
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	Francis Leo "Frank L." Smith,   b. 06 Jul 1875, St. Paul, Oregon (French Prairie) ,   d. 21 Nov 1963, Portland, Oregon  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Ellen Hunt "Nellie" Kavanaugh,   b. 04 Nov 1873, New York City, NY ,   d. 19 Jun 1964, Portland, Oregon  (Age 90 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1900	St. Lawrence Church, Portland, Oregon
  Family ID	F00141	Group Sheet

  
  

• Smith Photos

  Smith, Simon Patrick Simon Patrick Smith

  
  

• Sources

  [S00010] Myers Familybak.FTW. Date of Import: Dec 5, 2004