Obituaries:  Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Smith, Sabine Parish       S-530
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 8, 1983
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Smith

  Mr. Harold Clifford Smith, age 63, and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Smith, age 56 of Many, Louisiana, died Sunday, August 28, 1983,
in Conroe, Texas, as a result of an auto accident on Farm Market
Rd. No. 188?.

  Joint graveside services, with full military honors, were
observed for Mr. Smith, and were held Thursday, at 2 p.m., in the
Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana, September
1. Officiating were Bro. John B. Koelemay.

  Mr. and Mrs. Smith are survived by 3 sons, George Allen Smith of
White Castle, La., Charles Roger Smith of Haughton, La., Roy
"Cotton" Smith, Pinehurst, Texas; 1 daughter, Mrs. Shirley A.
Durham of Walls, Miss.; and 8 grandchildren.

  Mr. Smith is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Grace J. Smith of
Fort Smith, Ark.; 2 brothers, Wayne Smith, Fort Smith, Ark., Loyd
Smith, Rockingham, N. C.; 2 sisters, Iva Lee Schlinker of Fort
Smith, Ark., Yvonne Smith, Fort Smith, Ark.

  Mr. Smith was a retired 20 year Army Veteran. He was a member of
the Merrill's Marauders in World War II., Honorary Red Devil, U.
S. Army Tank Corp. He served in the Korean Conflict, was a member
of the National Association for Retired Federal Employees, member
of the VFW Post No. 4858, Many, and also the DAV of Many. Mr.
Smith attended the Prospect Methodist Church of Florien.

  Mrs. Smith is also survived by her parents, Ernest A. Partin,
and Myrtle Partin of Many; 1 brother, Charles A. Partin of Denham
Springs, La.; and 1 sister, Doris Tucker of Meeker, Oklahoma.

  Military Personnel served as pallbearers.

  Graveside services were under the direction of Warren Meadows
Funeral Home of Many.