Obituaries: Pearce F. Smith, 1941, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 30, 1941 Winn Parish Enterprise

93 Year Old Sikes Resident Succumbs Oct. 24

One Of Three Oldest Citizens In Parish Dies

Pearce F. Smith, 93, who died at his home near Sikes, Friday night, October
24, 1941, was buried in the family cemetery Sunday following funeral services
attended by scores of relatives and friends.

Last June, he, his brother, John, 97, and his sister, Mrs. Anne Campbell, 95,
were given a birthday celebration by the Sikes community which was attended by
several hundred relatives and friends.

The deceased was the youngest of the elderly trio.  He always took an active
interest in the affairs of his community and state.  For many years he was a
rural mail carrier and police juror from his ward.  He is survived by scores
of relatives in Winn and other sections of Louisiana.

Congressman A. Leonard Allen, soon after the birthday celebration, held this
June in honor of these three aged brothers and sister, stated on the floor of
Congress that their combined ages according to available census records was
greater than any other three brothers and sisters in the United States.  He
used their long lives as an example of the healthful conditions existing in
this section after charges had been made that Louisiana would not be suitable
for the maneuvers due to its swamp lands.