Coryell Co. Tx - Smith Obits in the Gatesville Messenger - 1980-1992 Submitted by Bobbie Ross <bwross@htcomp.net> with permission of the Gatesville Messenger & Star-Forum Copyright, http://www.gatesvillemessenger.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Gatesville Messenger dec 11, 1980 RITES HELD WEDNESDAY FOR FLOYD H. SMITH, 74 Services for Floyd Henry Smith, 74, of Gatesville were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Scott's Funeral Home chapel. Ministers Hal Thacker and Jack Simons conducted the rites, and burial was in the Bee House Cemetery. Mr. Smith, a retired oil company foreman, died Dec. 1 in a Liberty nursing home. Son of the late Frank and Cora smith, he was born at Bee House April 3, 1905, and was reared in that community. He married Miss Minnie Dell Rose in Ranger on May 20, 1932. He was engaged in oil field work and became a foreman for Ralph Lowe Oil Co. before retiring 13 years ago and mooving to Gatesville. Mr. Smith was a member of the Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Patsy Rose Thacker of Dayton; two sisters, Mrs. Essie King of Pearl and Mrs. Mable Adams of Corsicana; a brother, Bill Smith of Hamilton; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers for Mr. Smith's funeral were Tom Brock, Lewis Lengefeld, Buford Mitchell, Amon Hale, John Barnhill and A. J. Gordon. Gatesville Messenger June 11, 1981 ELMER SMITH, RETIRED FARMER, DIES THURSDAY Elmer Louis Smith of Gatesville died Thursday in a Temple hospital. He was 56. Services were held at 4 p.m. Friday at Scott's Funeral Home chapel and were conducted by Minister Edward Schaub. Burial was in the Turnersville Cemetery. Mr. Smith, born Sept. 10, 1924, in Hamilton, was reared in the Turnersville community and served in the U.S.Army during World War II. He was a retired farmer and also had bween employed at the Gatesville state School for Boys. Mr. Smith was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. ElMarie Sanford of Gatesville; one son, David Smith of Gatesville; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith of Gatesville, two brothers, J.M. Smith Jr; of Mart and George W. Smith of Edinburg; and 12 grandchildren. Pallbearers for Mr. Smith's funeral were Danny Whitt, Randy S.ith, Richard Pafford, F.J. Pruitt Jr., Jackie Pruitt and Jim Smith. Gatesville Messenger June 4, 1981 SERVICES FOR JACK SMITH HELD MONDAY IN EVANT E. J. (Jack) Smith Sr., of Hamilton died early Sunday in a Temple hospital after a short illness. He was a former Coryell County resident and was the father of E. J. Smith Jr. of Gatesville. Services for Mr. Smith, a retired farmer, were held at 4 p.m. Monday at the Marwitz-Freeman Funeral Home chapel in Evant, with burial in the Bee House Cmetery. Mr. Smith, son of Mel and Canzada Smith, was born in Coryell County on May 20, 1894. He lived in the Pearl and Bee House communities and later in the Pottsville area before moving to Hamilton in 1954. He was married to Birdie Smith on Dec. 25, 1914. Survivors include his wife of Hamilton; four sons, E. J. Smith Jrl of of Gatesville, Carlton Smith of Golden, Neimire Smith of Houston and Robert Smith of Tucson, Ariz., two sisters, Mrs. Hershell White of Evant and Mrs. Hattie Franklin of New Mexico; two brothers, Jim Smith of Evant and Ira Smith of Baytown; ten grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. His grandsons served as pallbearers for Mr. Smith's funeral. Gatesville Messenger April 1982 MRS. SMITH DIES; RITES HELD TUESDAY Mrs. Becky Farrar Smith, 50 of Gatesville died Sunday in a McGregor nursing home. She had been in failing health for several weeks. Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Cole Funeral Home chapel in McGregor, with Rev. Lonnie Hayter and Rev. Owen Childers officiating. Burial was in Post Oak Cemetery near Oglesby. Born in Coryell Couty on Sept 4, 1931, Mrs. Smith attended the Leon Junction and McGregor schools. She was employed as a corretional officer by the Texas Department of Corrections for five years. She was a member of the Live Oak Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Monica Roedler of McGregor; one son, Lloyd Hale of Euless; her mother, Mrs. Jess Farrar of Gatesville, three sisters, Mrs. Jessie Lee Howard and Mrs. Betsy Cash, both of McGregor, and Mrs. Janis Bell of Gatesville; and three grandchildren. Gatesville Messenger Apr. 22, 1982 SMITH RITES HELD TUESDAY AT EVANT Services for Sammie Smith, 80 year old retired Evant farmer, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Marwitz-Freeman Funeral Home chapel in Evant. Minister Roland Fry officiated, and burial was in Murphree Cemetery. Mr. Smith died Sunday in Goldthwaite. Son of the Late Samuel Jackson and Mary Magnolia Smith, he was born at Evant Nov. 2, 1901, and lived in that community most of his life. He married the former Mary Patsy Crawford on Oct. 8, 1921, at Vista Mountain near Evant. She died in 1980. Mr. Smith is survived by one son, Lee Gardner Smith of Port Neches; two daughters, Mrs. Donallene Taylor of Goldthwaite and Mrs. Willie Mae Kemp of Fort Worth; one sister, Mrs. Valley Bowden of Carlton; three brothers, Melvin Smith of Anchorage, Alaska, Milton Smith of Zapata and Hartman Smith of Elgin; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers for Mr. Smith's funeral were Buster Taylor, David Roland, Mike Covington, Rusty Jumper, Bruce Sadowski, Gary Ford and Robert Bowden Jr. Gatesville Messenger 9-12-1985 MRS. R.J. (SALLIE) SMITH Gwyneth Sallie Smith, 88, died Sept. 7 at her residence. Funeral services were held Sept. 9 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in the Smith Cemetery. Officiating at the services was the Rev. David Crosby, assisted by the Rev. Pat Cole. Mrs. Smith was born January 9, 1897 in Pearl, the daughter of the late Benmjamin and Zelma Robinson. She taught school in the Coryell County area for several years before she was married to R.J. "Jake" Smith on July 16, 1915 in King. They lived most of their married lives in Purmela, Mr. Smith preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 1962. She was a house wife and a charter member of the Gatesville Singing Sixty's. She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by two sons and one daughter, two grandsons and one great-grandson. She is survived by five sons, Walter H. Smith, Lawrence P. Smith, Frank (Shorty) Smith, all of Gatesville, Earnest L. Smith of Stephenville and Bill J. Smith of Kaufman; one daughter, Antha Manning of Pidcoke; one sister, Cleone Dean of Hamilton; one brother, Benjamin Henry Robinson of Denison; 22 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Her grandsons served as pallbearers at the funeral services. Return to Message Gatesville Messenger, Sept 3, 1992 MRS SMITH Mrs. Ona (Granny) Smith of Waco died there August 27, she was 87. Services were held Saturday at Connally/Compton Funeral Home in Waco with Rev. Bill Schibler officiating. Burial was in Waco Memorial Park. Mrs. Smith was born October 6, 1904, in Fairy. She lived for many years in the South Mountain cmmunity near Gatesville, and moved to Waco in 1942, Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of Golinda Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, James Buddy Smith of Waco; two daughters, Marie Berry and Faye Jones, both of Waco; three brothers, Everett Brunson, Vallie Brunson and Jesse Brunson, all of Beaumont; seven grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Golinda Baptist Church.