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OBITUARY

Wayne Co. Press
Fairfield IL
July 14, 1988

Kirby Smith
Wayne City Man Dies Monday
Rites Held

Kirby Smith, 80 of Wayne City died at 6:30 p.m. Monday July 11, 1988 at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville following a lengthy illness. 

He was a retired employee of Airtex Products in Fairfield.

Services Held

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday (today) at the Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City with Rev. Richard McCormick officiating. Burial following in the Olive Branch Cemetery, located south of Wayne City.

Pallbearers were Gary Rayburn, Don Tucker, KennyStottlemeyer, Philip Butler, Donald Austin, Shawn Cates and Darrel Smith

Mr. Smith was born in Wayne county Mr. Smith was born November 9, 1907 in Wayne county, the son of Grover and Lochie (Jones) Smith. He married the former Rizpah Harvey on February 9, 1929 and she survives.

Surviving are his wife, Rizpah of Wayne City, two sons Lanny of Mt. Vernon, Danny of Sims; three daughters Mrs. Leroy (Wilma) Rayburn; Mrs. Harry (Wanda) Austin, of Wayne City, Mrs. Jerry (Yvonne) Herbstrith of Pekin; three sisters Mrs. Clarence (Hazel) Lane of Dahlgren; Mrs. Ulla (Alma) Marshel of Sims and Mrs. George (Bonnie) Rayburn of Oklahoma; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He is proceded in death by two brothers and one grandson.

Jun 9, 1999
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