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Obituary- Smith, Roger

MASTER ROGER SMITH
KILLED IN A FALL
A sad death to record this week is that of Little Roger Smith Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Smith formerly of Rossville, who now reside in Kansas City, which resulted from injuries received in a fall Monday about 10:30 a. m. from the third story window at his home, 1743 Jefferson street, Kansas City.

While playing alone in a front room the boy pushed against a window screen, unfastening the hook He struck two awnings in his descent to the sidewalk and suffered a fractured skull.

A passer-by, Tom Henderson, 1005 Pennsylvania avenue, heard the baby strike the upper awning and ran to try to catch the child. But his fingers barely grazed the falling body.

The little boy was taken to General hospital, where he died Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Smith south of Rossville at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. O.E. Brown, pastor of the M. E. church. Burial was in the family lo.t at Rossville cemetery.

Little Roger was 2 years, 10 months and 14 days old at the date of death.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the parents had been living in Kansas City only about a month. Roger is employed in the Kansas City stock yards.

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