The sad news of the death of Mr. Jim Eldridge, which occurred at his home at Milton, Mass., on Thursday, January ?, reached here Saturday with the announcement that his body would be brought here for burial.
The deceased, who was 53 years of age, was a son of the late Mr. Lovett Eldridge, who lived near town. About 25 years ago he left his native home and went to Massachusetts. For a long time he had been superintendent of the city home at Milton, a suburb of Boston. Last spring Mr. Eldridge, in company with some friends, visited his old home, making the trip through the country on an automobile.
The body reached Selma yesterday morning at 5 o’clock and was brought to Smithfield. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by the pastor of the church, Rev. A.J. Parker, after which interment was made in Oakland cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs. T.R. Hood, J.H. Kirkman, Walter Grantham, H.M. Barber, J.D. Parker, W.L. Fuller, W.T. Adams and R.O. Cottor.
The deceased is survived by his wife and daughter, Miss Lucile Eldridge, by a brother, Mr. John Eldridge of Fair Haven, Mass., and two sisters, Mrs. J.B. Tomlinson of Polenta section and Miss Ellen Eldridge of this city. Those accompanying the body from Massachusetts besides the wife and daughter of the deceased were Mr. and Mrs. John Eldridge. The sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved.
From the front page of The Smithfield Herald, Tuesday, January 13, 1925
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