Obituary of Martha Smith, Lawrence Co, AR

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Submitted by: Regina Creekmore Weaver<weave@intellinet.com>
        Date: 5 Aug 2001
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Here are some more of the obits from a scrapbook of a lady (a distant
cousin) that lived in the Jesup, Lawrence County area of Arkansas already.
Remember that the problem with these is that there are very few actual
dates given for the dates of death, and there are no newspaper names
written beside them. What I do know I've listed, and what was penciled in
on the obit, I've included. If you find someone that is attached to you,
please let me know, and I will try and see if I can find any other
information for you, such as date of death if you don't have it, and
possibly a newspaper name, also.

Grand Old Mother Gone

(Clipped from Hardy Herald)

        Mrs. Martha L. Smith, mother of the treasurer of Fulton county, wife of
J.P. Smith of Agnos, Pleasant Ridge township, died last Sunday, July 7,
1935, after an illness of short duration, aged 83 years, and was buried
Monday, the 8th, in the Agnos cemetery, Elder J.W. Jones, Baptist minister,
delivering the funeral oration.
        Mrs. Smith was born, reared and spent her long life in the vicinity where
she died.
        She was married to J.P. Smith in 1880, she and her husband celebrating
their golden wedding anniversary five years ago.
        Mrs. Smith leaves to mourn her going, a husband and eight children, Mrs.
Melvin Stogsville, Joe and Jim Gibson, Mrs. Zada Estes, D. L. (Dolly),
Harvey and Earl Smith and Mrs. Susie Martin; 48 grand children and 43 great
grand children; three brothers, Joe, Will and Dee Bilbrey; two sisters,
Mrs. Mary May and Mrs. Ada Davis.
        Everybody who knew loved "Aunt Martha" Smith.
        A member of the Missionary Baptist church since her 28th year, she was a
faithful Christian even to the close of her beautiful life.
        No one ever entered the home of this good woman without a warm welcome,
and no stranger was ever permitted to leave it hungry, so genuine was her
southern hospitality.
        Sickness did not destroy the charm of her kind, indulgent disposition; old
age did not diminish her unselfish solicitude for her friends and loved ones.
        Vain is any attempt to measure the loss of a wife and mother like "Aunt
Martha" Smith.
        It was the happy privilege of this writer to know and love "Aunt Martha"
Smith and her excellent family for many years, and to number them all as my
friends.  I am sorry she is gone!