Obituaries: Wise E. Smith, 1956, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 26, 1956 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Funeral Services For Wise Smith Held January 21

Funeral services for Wise E. Smith, 64, who died in a Winnfield hospital Jan.
20 following a heart attack the day before, were held in the Big Creek Baptist
Church Saturday afternoon.  Officiating were Rev. Louis Williams, Rev. Waynon
Mott, and Rev. L. G. Mabry.  Burial was in the Jordan Hill Cemetery.

Acting as pallbearers were Shirley Jackson, Charlie Ray, Russell Tullos, Louis
James, Clyde Smith of Winnsboro, and Alson Smith of Houston, Texas.

Born Sept. 18, 1891, Mr. Smith was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George
Smith of Jordan Hill.  A veteran of World War One, he served in France where
he was wounded.  Mr. Smith was a devoted Christian, having served as Sunday
School teacher, Bible teacher, and was active in the Brotherhood.  He was a
member of the Big Creek Church.

Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Annie Moore; one son, Utley Smith of
Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Melba Memminger of Tampa, Fla., Mrs.
Lelia Bell Maxey of Tullos; one brother, Riley Smith, Winnsboro; two sisters,
Mrs. Bulah Jordan, Jordan Hill; Mrs. Lou Wilder, Bastrop; and five
grandchildren.