George Albert Smith
Death and legacy
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==Death and legacy== |
==Death and legacy== |
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In March 1951, Smith suffered a [[stroke]] that left him mostly paralyzed on the right side of his body, and gradually deteriorated until his death on April 4, 1951, his 81st birthday.{{cite book |author1-link=Gregory Prince |last1=Prince |first1=Gregory |author2-link=Bob Wright (Utah politician) |last2=Wright |first2= William Robert |title=David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism |place=Salt Lake City |publisher=University of Utah Press |year=2005 |isbn= 0-87480-822-7|title-link=David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism }}{{rp|1}} He was buried at [[Salt Lake City Cemetery]] on |
In March 1951, Smith suffered a [[stroke]] that left him mostly paralyzed on the right side of his body, and gradually deteriorated until his death on April 4, 1951, his 81st birthday.{{cite book |author1-link=Gregory Prince |last1=Prince |first1=Gregory |author2-link=Bob Wright (Utah politician) |last2=Wright |first2= William Robert |title=David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism |place=Salt Lake City |publisher=University of Utah Press |year=2005 |isbn= 0-87480-822-7|title-link=David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism }}{{rp|1}} He was buried at [[Salt Lake City Cemetery]] on April 7, 1951, and his funeral was held in place of that day’s General Conference sessions. |
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