Obituary of MRS J. W. SMITH, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm
at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  May 12, 1932, Thursday

Headline:  Mother of Rev J. H. Smith Died Friday at Daughter's Home

Alexandria, May 7 - Mrs J. W. Smith, aged 73 years, mother of Rev John Henry 
Smith, former pastor of the Jena Baptist Church in Jena, died at the home of 
her daughter, Mrs J. P. Myers, in Pineville at 7:40 am Friday, May 6.  
Funeral services were held at the residence f Mrs Myers at 9 o'clock Saturday 
morning after which the body was taken to the Pine Grove Cemetery at Ruby on 
the Bunkie Road, for interment.

Deceased is survived by her husband J. W. Smith, five sons and two daughters, 
T. M. Smith, Reeves, La.; S. L. Smith, Alexandria; Rev John Henry Smith, 
Franklinton La., D. C. Smith, Bunkie, La., P. A. Smith, Garland, La., Mrs O. 
M. Corley, Saratoga, Texas, and Mrs Myers of Pineville.  She also leaves a 
brother, Bud Johns, of Dodson, La., and one sister, Mrs May McCarty, of 
Clarks, La.