Obituary of SILAS JOSEPH 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:  January 12, 1967, Thursday

Headline:  Silas Joseph Smith Succumbs at Jena, Rites at Tullos

Silas Joseph Smith, 41, of Jena, died at Jena Hospital last Thursday morning.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at Midway 
Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Ralph Hatten officiating.  Burial was in New 
Union Cemetery at Tullos with arrangements by Kinner and Stevens Funeral 
Home, Jena.

Survivors are his wife, Bernice Smith, two daughters, Mrs. Shirley Sharp of 
Ferriday and Miss Theresa Smith of Jena; three sons, Jerry Glenn, Leslie 
Allen, and Eddie Jean, all of Jena; one brother, Frank Smith of San Jose, 
California; and three sisters, Mrs. Aubrey Smith and Mrs. Vance Elliott, both 
of Jena, and Mrs. Cleo Stephens of California; two grandchildren.