Beckham County, OK - Obits: William Pickens Smith, 1928
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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SMITH, WILLIAM PICKENS
(13 Jul 1928, Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK):
Death of W. P. Smith
Mr. William P. Smith died at his home here in Carter on Monday, July 9th,
after an illness of several months duration.
Mr. Smith was 68 years old at the time of his death.  He had had to give
up his work about nine months ago and had been confined to his room the
greater part of the time since, suffering intensely at times.
Mr. Smith and his wife moved to Carter from Clarendon, Texas, only a few
years back, but since that time they have made many friends among the
Carter people, friends who will miss Mr. Smith as a friend and neighbor
and who deeply sympathize with Mrs. Smith and other relatives their loss.
The funeral services were held at the Smith home on Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. Dewey Squires, Pastor of the Baptist Church, preaching the funeral
sermon, after which the Masonic Lodge of Carter, at the request of the
Masonic Lodge of Clarendon, Texas, took charge of the services and remains
were laid to rest in the Carter cemetery under the rites of the Masonic
order.  A large crowd was present both at the home and cemetery.
Mr. Smith leaves a devoted wife and three daughters, Mrs. C. C. Alley of
Carter, Mrs. Myrtle Tate of Carter, Mrs. Mae Stice of Hamlin, Texas, also
a number of grand children, one of which Raymond Nance, he and Mrs. Smith
raised since childhood.
Card of Thanks
We wish to hereby extend to all of our many friends and neighbors our
sincere thanks for their kind help and assistance during the illness and
death of our dear husband and father.  We certainly appreciate every act
of kindness and expression of sympathy.
Mrs. W. P. Smith
Mrs. C. C. Alley and family.
Mrs. V. I. Tate and family.
Mrs. O. M. Stice and family.
(Jul 1928, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
William P. Smith was born in Mississippi, Oct 19, 1859, died at Carter,
Oklahoma, July 9, 1928, age 68 years, 8 months and 20 days.  Funeral
services were held at the Baptist church July 10.  Interment in Carter
cemetery.  Gentry-Killough in charge.

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