Nodaway County MO Archives Obituaries.....Smith (Holmes), Bettie January 5, 1942
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Robstown (Texas) Record Newspaper, January 21, 1942
OBITUARY:  Robstown (Texas) Record Newspaper, January 21, 1942.

Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Holmes Smith, who died January 5, at 12:10 
P.M. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Wright, were held Saturday, 
January 9th, at 2 o'clock from the Byrd Funeral Chapel, Eldorado, Kansas, and  
were conducted by Rev. Robert Gray of the First Baptist Church.  Interment was 
made in Bell Vista Cemetery by the side of her husband, one daughter and one 
son.

Mrs. Smith was born at Paris, ILL., May 1, 1854 and was married to Elon Smith 
of Ravenwood, MO in 1870.  To this union were born 10 children, three of these  
preceding their mother in death.  In 1901 Mrs. Smith with her husband moved to 
Kansas where she resided until moving to Kingsville, Texas, in 1912.  Mr. Smith 
having purchased the Kirkwood farm, one mile East of Kingsville where they 
lived until the death of Mr. Smith January 2, 1931, at which time she moved in 
the home of her daughter in Robstown.

In respect to her memory, favorite hymns were sung including "When The Roll Is 
Called Up Yonder", "Nearer My God To Thee",  "Rock Of Ages", a solo sung by 
Miss Elsie Dunn, accompanied by Miss Janie Lou Mawson.

Survivors include seven children, 13 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren.  
Her children are Mrs. Della Fryar, Cheyanne, WY, Mrs. R. H. Dirk, Oakland, CA., 
H. J. Smith, Long Beach, CA., Joseph W. Smith, Portland, OR., H. P. Smith, 
Albuquerque, NM., Dorse Smith, Bishop and Edwin Wright, Robstown.

Active pallbearers included J. J. Smith and J. P. Hawk, Ravenwood, MO. and 
Oliver B. and Harold Curry, Wichita, Kansas.   Robstown (Texas) Record 
Newspaper, January 21, 1943.

The subject of the above obituary was the Grandmother of J. P. Hawk and Aunt of 
J. J. Smith.



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