Grady Spires was abt. 10 years old at death. He died from Malaria. Father listed as Hammer Spires and mother as Belle Spires. Undertaker listed as the "family".
John William Davis was the family undertaker. He was skilled at building beautifully carved coffins. He had a long white ceramic Cooling" table he would wash and prepare the bodies on. Then the family would take turns "setting up" in the Parlor all night long until buried. When Gradys father Hammer "Hammie" Spires Sr. Died, Hammie Jr. Left his body on John W. Davis and his wife Viola Spires Davis front porch while they were at church
John William Davis was the family undertaker. He was skilled at building beautifully carved coffins. He had a long white ceramic Cooling" table he would wash and prepare the bodies on. Then the family would take turns "setting up" in the Parlor all night long until buried. When Gradys father Hammer "Hammie" Spires Sr. Died, Hammie Jr. Left his body on John W. Davis and his wife Viola Spires Davis front porch while they were at church
Grady Spires was abt. 10 years old at death. He died from Malaria. Father listed as Hammer Spires and mother as Belle Spires. Undertaker listed as the "family".
John William Davis was the family undertaker. He was skilled at building beautifully carved coffins. He had a long white ceramic Cooling" table he would wash and prepare the bodies on. Then the family would take turns "setting up" in the Parlor all night long until buried. When Gradys father Hammer "Hammie" Spires Sr. Died, Hammie Jr. Left his body on John W. Davis and his wife Viola Spires Davis front porch while they were at church
John William Davis was the family undertaker. He was skilled at building beautifully carved coffins. He had a long white ceramic Cooling" table he would wash and prepare the bodies on. Then the family would take turns "setting up" in the Parlor all night long until buried. When Gradys father Hammer "Hammie" Spires Sr. Died, Hammie Jr. Left his body on John W. Davis and his wife Viola Spires Davis front porch while they were at church
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