MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - May Byrd Smith, 24 Jan 2001 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ ==================================================================== May Byrd Smith Deceased -- Jan. 24, 2001, May Byrd Smith, age 92, of Byrd Road, Mitchell Co. She was daughter of Kimsey Byrd and wife Eliza Hughes Byrd, and wife of Capt. Vernon Smith, deceased. Burial in Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery. She was a former school teacher in Mitchell Co., and was active in civilian activities in aid of the military in WWII. She is survived by nieces Jane Hunter of Bakersville, NC, Edna Ham of West Jefferson, NC, Juanita Harbour of Cameron (?), and Carol Harrell of Salisbury, NC, nephews A. D. Harrell and Bruce Harrell, both of Bakersville, NC.