Obituaries: Felix Eric Smith, 1953, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 30, 1953 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American

F. E. Smith, 72, Died At Home Of Heart Attack Sat.

Felix Eric Smith, 72, died at his home here last Saturday, June 27, of a heart
attack.  Mr. Smith was a retired mechanic and a lifelong resident of Winn
Parish.

Funeral services were held Sunday at Southern Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Luther
L. Booth, pastor of the Winnfield Methodist Church, officiating, assisted by
Rev. Waynon Mott of the Laurel Heights Baptist Church.  Mr. Smith was a member
of the Methodist Church.  Burial was in Winnfield Cemetery under direction of
Southern Funeral Home.

Mr. Smith was born February 19, 1881, at Gaar's Mill in Winn Parish.  He lived
most of his life in Winnfield.

He is survived by his wife, two brothers, George of Winnfield and J. A. of Los
Angeles, Calif., and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Soley Hilton, Robert Guin, Eli Harrell, J. C. Brooks, Clyde
Smith, Jr., and Arie Hughes.