Lamar-Fulton-Spalding County GaArchives Obituaries.....Smith, Joseph Daniel March 11, 1959
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Mr. J. D. Smith Dies in Atlanta
     Mr. Joseph Daniel Smith, 90, died in an Atlanta hospital Wednesday 
morning at 4 o'clock after being quite ill for several days.
     Mr. Smith, or Prof. Smith as he was called by so many people in 
Barnesville and this section, was president of Gordon Military College from 
1907 to 1910.  He came to Barnesville from Griffin.  He has taught math at 
Gordon since he was president.  He has many students and friends over the 
states who loved him.
     Mr. Smith was a member of the First Methodist Church of Barnesville at 
the time of his death, having been an active member for a long number of 
years.  He was the teacher of the Wesley Bible Class of the Methodist Church 
until his health made it impossible for him to stay alone, and he had to go to 
Atlanta to be near his daughter, Mrs. Nell S. McMillan.
     After he quit the teaching profession, he held a position with the New 
York Life Insurance Company and later was connected with the F. H. A.
     Mr. Smith was a christian gentleman and he dearly loved Barnesville and 
the people of Barnesville.  Mrs. Smith died before he went to Atlanta to live.
     He is surived by his daughter, Mrs. Nell S. McMillan of Atlanta; a 
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bobbie Smith of Barnesville, and a granddaughter, Miss 
Nancy Smith of Barnesville.
     Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the 
First Methodist Church of Barnesville with the Rev. William Ruff, pastor of 
the Thomaston First church, and the Rev. Samuel Carter, pastor of the 
Barnesville Methodist Circuit officiating.  Burial will be in Greenwood 
Cemetery.
     Hubbard Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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