Obituaries: Morris A. Smith, 1968, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 12, 1968 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Wife, Daughter Injured; Winnfield Man Killed In Natchitoches Parish

A Winnfield Negro man was killed instantly and his wife and daughter injured
in a two car accident Saturday, 3 « miles east of Clarence on U. S. 84.  Dead
is Morris A. Smith, 51, who lived at the Brickyard Quarters.  His wife, Mable
Smith, 77, suffered a broken jaw and a broken leg and his daughter, Mary, 16,
underwent surgery for an injured foot.  The injured were taken to Natchitoches
Parish Hospital by the hospital ambulance.

Funeral services for Smith are pending at the Winnfield Funeral Home in
Natchitoches pending the arrival of one of his sons, Sgt. Archie Smith,
serving with the Air Force in Vietnam.

Investigating officers said the point of impact was three feet over the center
line in the eastbound lane.  The Smith car was traveling west on 84 and a '64
Ford, driven by Odell Woods, 28, also of Winnfield, was going east on the same
highway.

According to witnesses, Woods made an attempt to pull into a liquor store
driveway, saw the approaching Smith vehicle and cut back into his lane.  Smith
apparently tried to avoid the Woods vehicle and they hit head-on.

While obtaining the driver's license of Woods, officers found a pistol in his
pocket.  He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon.

Morris Smith, who was employed at the American Creosote Works in Winnfield,
has been a Winnfield resident since World War II.  He is survived by his wife,
and daughter, Mary; and four sons, Morris, Jr., James Smith, Edward Smith, all
of Winnfield, and Sgt. Archie Smith, Vietnam.