Robert Curts: Early Hannibal mortician
Robert A. Curts, undertaker and embalmer, stands in front of his business at 327 Broadway, Hannibal, Mo., circa 1903. Curts, son of...
Evans Fritz: A funeral pioneer in Hannibal
Evans Fritz was first funeral home owner in the long lineage of the current Smith Funeral Home & Chapel in Hannibal. This picture is...
Arch Little: Hannibal dance promoter from the 1920s
Let me introduce Arch Little, who lived in Hannibal until the 1930s, when he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. You'll be hearing a lot more...
Legacy photos are in the mail
As I write this, a packet of old, Hannibal-based photos is en route from Idaho to my front door. Communications started with a man who...
1884: Coroner Evans Fritz investigates pool hall death at 'Stringtown'
Evans Fritz, the first in succession of undertakers in the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel lineage, was coroner in January 1884, and was...
1940s: Smith’s Funeral Home provided ambulance and transport service
Jack Kretzer of Yuma, Ariz., formerly of Hannibal, called with a memory about Smith Funeral Home, which is featured today on this...
Crawford Smith: Mid 1950s
Clarence Schaffer, who operated Schaffer's Smoke House in the 300 block of Broadway for more than 30 years, created a sketch collection...