Obituaries: Dr. Charles W. Smith, 1942, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 31, 1942 Winn Parish Enterprise

Dr. Smith, Son of John F. Smith Of Sikes, Succumbs

Funeral services for Dr. Charles W. Smith, 63, pastor of the Church of God at
Ruston and a former physician, were held in Ruston Wednesday.  Dr. Smith died
of a heart ailment at a Monroe clinic.  Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery
at Ruston.

Dr. Smith was born March 2, 1879 at Sikes, the son of John F. Smith, who is
now 98 years old and still resides at Sikes.  Following his graduation from
the Memphis Medical College, he did graduate work at Tulane University, later
practicing medicine for many years.  In the more recent years he has been a
pastor of the Church of God.

Surviving are his wife, the former Clara Fletcher of near Winnfield; his
father, John F. Smith of Sikes; a son, F. F. Smith, English teacher at la.
Tech, and a daughter, Florine, a senior at Tech.  He also leaves two brothers
and two sisters, P. W. Smith, Bob Smith, Mrs. R. E. McCarty, and Miss Jane
Smith, all of Sikes.