Obituaries:  Col. W. L. Smylie, 1928, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From:  August 24, 1928  Winnfield News American

Col. William Lane Smylie Former Winnfield Jounalist Dies

Editor of The Comrade For Several Years.  Active At Age 84

Funeral services of Col. W. L. Smylie, 84 years old, editor of the Coperas
Cove Crony, Copperas Cove, Texas, who died Thursday Junly 26th, were Friday,
July 27 and the body was interred inteh Copperas cove cemetery in the presence
of mouring relatives and friends.  The Rev. Lewis Dewald of that city
conducted the services.

The following was taken from the Copperas Cove Crony of August 3rd.

W. L. Smylie Dies

Uncle Bill Smylie is dead.  he passed to his reward Thursday.  He is gone but
not forgotten.

William Lane Smylie was born January 22, 1844 at Jackson, Mississippi and died
at Copperas cove, Texas at the age of 84 years, 6 months, and 4 days.

Mr. Smylie was the son of James B. Smylie, who died while William was in his
youth.

Mr. Smylie was married to Miss Rosa Parker in 1871 and to this union three
children were born.  He is survived by an estranged wife and two daughters and
several grandchildren.  He was editing a newspaper for his niece and was in
active work three days before his passing.

In 1862 he became a member of the Methodist Church and he was an active member
in all its work until several years ago when he became practically disabled in
his legs.  

At the age of 14 he became an apprentice to lear the printing trade and at 17
he joined the Confederate Army.  He was wounded twice during the four years he
served.  After the war he worked as a printer.  He owned several newspapers
over the Southern States.  In 1926, at the death of his nephew, he took charge
of the Copperas Cove Crony for the nephew's wife Mrs. W. B. Smylie, to which
he devoted his time.

The pallbearers were:  Oscar Petrey, Ed Norman, Roy Crabb, Elias Owens, Jr.,
W. P. Gibson, and Jouett Allin.

Col. Smylie will be remembered by many of the Winnfield citizens as editor of
The Comrade, one of the papers in the ancestral line of the News-American. 
During his editorship he made many friends here who mourn the passing of this
veteran journalist.