A popular river man, "Smiling Steve" was the only known child of Capt. Ed and Clarissa Price, a well known showboat family. In 1915 Steve married one of the showboat Water Queen's actresses, Olive Faulk. A river pilot and Captain, Steve's showboat was The Columbia (renamed from the American), given to him by his father just before he retired.
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The Evansville Courier - Tuesday, March 13, 1928
'SMILING STEVE IN FINAL HARBOR'
Well Known River Man and Show Boat Operator Dies After Operation
Captain Steve E. Price, 42, 406 Monroe avenue, pilot and veteran showboat man, and son of Edward A. Price, 80, himself a pioneer showboat man, died at a local hospital at 5:20 o'clock yesterday morning following an operation.
Price was known only as "Smiling Steve" to thousands of persons in towns along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. For almost 35 years, Price and his father took their showboats each spring up and down the rivers.
The elder Price at one time owned and operated some of the largest theater boats. Included in this group were French's New Sensation, Greater New York Floating Theater, Price's Water Queen, and the New Era. He recently sold a boat, The Columbia, to Merke Brothers in the East.
Surviving are the father and mother, and the widow, Olive. The body will lie in state at the Klee and Burkhart funeral chapel until tomorrow. At this time the body will be taken to Newport, Ky, for burial.
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For about three years prior to death, Steve was treated for pyonephrosis & calculous urethral. His secondary COD was septicemia, streptococcus viridans per his death certificate.
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The Evansville Courier - Tuesday, March 13, 1928
'SMILING STEVE IN FINAL HARBOR'
Well Known River Man and Show Boat Operator Dies After Operation
Captain Steve E. Price, 42, 406 Monroe avenue, pilot and veteran showboat man, and son of Edward A. Price, 80, himself a pioneer showboat man, died at a local hospital at 5:20 o'clock yesterday morning following an operation.
Price was known only as "Smiling Steve" to thousands of persons in towns along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. For almost 35 years, Price and his father took their showboats each spring up and down the rivers.
The elder Price at one time owned and operated some of the largest theater boats. Included in this group were French's New Sensation, Greater New York Floating Theater, Price's Water Queen, and the New Era. He recently sold a boat, The Columbia, to Merke Brothers in the East.
Surviving are the father and mother, and the widow, Olive. The body will lie in state at the Klee and Burkhart funeral chapel until tomorrow. At this time the body will be taken to Newport, Ky, for burial.
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For about three years prior to death, Steve was treated for pyonephrosis & calculous urethral. His secondary COD was septicemia, streptococcus viridans per his death certificate.
A popular river man, "Smiling Steve" was the only known child of Capt. Ed and Clarissa Price, a well known showboat family. In 1915 Steve married one of the showboat Water Queen's actresses, Olive Faulk. A river pilot and Captain, Steve's showboat was The Columbia (renamed from the American), given to him by his father just before he retired.
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The Evansville Courier - Tuesday, March 13, 1928
'SMILING STEVE IN FINAL HARBOR'
Well Known River Man and Show Boat Operator Dies After Operation
Captain Steve E. Price, 42, 406 Monroe avenue, pilot and veteran showboat man, and son of Edward A. Price, 80, himself a pioneer showboat man, died at a local hospital at 5:20 o'clock yesterday morning following an operation.
Price was known only as "Smiling Steve" to thousands of persons in towns along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. For almost 35 years, Price and his father took their showboats each spring up and down the rivers.
The elder Price at one time owned and operated some of the largest theater boats. Included in this group were French's New Sensation, Greater New York Floating Theater, Price's Water Queen, and the New Era. He recently sold a boat, The Columbia, to Merke Brothers in the East.
Surviving are the father and mother, and the widow, Olive. The body will lie in state at the Klee and Burkhart funeral chapel until tomorrow. At this time the body will be taken to Newport, Ky, for burial.
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For about three years prior to death, Steve was treated for pyonephrosis & calculous urethral. His secondary COD was septicemia, streptococcus viridans per his death certificate.
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The Evansville Courier - Tuesday, March 13, 1928
'SMILING STEVE IN FINAL HARBOR'
Well Known River Man and Show Boat Operator Dies After Operation
Captain Steve E. Price, 42, 406 Monroe avenue, pilot and veteran showboat man, and son of Edward A. Price, 80, himself a pioneer showboat man, died at a local hospital at 5:20 o'clock yesterday morning following an operation.
Price was known only as "Smiling Steve" to thousands of persons in towns along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. For almost 35 years, Price and his father took their showboats each spring up and down the rivers.
The elder Price at one time owned and operated some of the largest theater boats. Included in this group were French's New Sensation, Greater New York Floating Theater, Price's Water Queen, and the New Era. He recently sold a boat, The Columbia, to Merke Brothers in the East.
Surviving are the father and mother, and the widow, Olive. The body will lie in state at the Klee and Burkhart funeral chapel until tomorrow. At this time the body will be taken to Newport, Ky, for burial.
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For about three years prior to death, Steve was treated for pyonephrosis & calculous urethral. His secondary COD was septicemia, streptococcus viridans per his death certificate.
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