SCHMITT,JosephJ
 
 JOSEPH J. SCHMITT

IS POLIO VICTIM
Funeral Wednesday
For Father Of Three

Joseph J. Schmitt, 29, of Paintsville, father of three, died at 10:30 p.m.
Sunday in St. Joseph's Hospital in Lexington after a brief illness from
poliomyelitis. He was removed to the Lexington hospital on Saturday after
becoming paralyzed below the waist.

He was the husband of the former May Wells, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Wells of this city.

Born in Paintsville on Dec. 29, 1921, he had resided here most of his life
where he was engaged in the drilling of oil wells.

He was married on April 17, 1945, and after serving four years in the U.
S. Army during World War II, he continued to make his home here.

He was affiliated with the Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife, one son, Michael Joseph, 5; two daughters
Nancy Catherine, 3., and Ruth Meyers, two months; his father, Joseph F.
Schmitt of Pittsburgh and one brother, Robert W. Schmitt, also of
Pittsburgh.

His mother, Ruth Meyers Schmitt, preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 24, at 10:30 at Our Lady of
The Mountain Chapel by Rev. Joseph Wimmers.

Burial was made in the Wells Cemetery at Boons Camp under the direction of
the Paintsville Funeral Home.


Paintsville Herald

10-25-1951

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