Beckham County, OK - Obits: Cora Dashell Smith, 1921
Monday, 17 November 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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SMITH, CORA DASHELL
(1 Jul 1921, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MRS. CORA MOORE SMITH
The following obituary is from the Cordell Beacon.  Mrs. Smith was the
daughter of Rev. H. O. Moore, former pastor of Elk City:
Obituary
Mrs. Cora Dashell Moore Smith, wife of Earl Smith, who died at her home
northwest of Hobart Monday, July 11, was born March 8, 1896, at London,
Laurel county, Kentucky, and moved with her parents to Okla. in April
1903, with whom she resided through an itinerant ministry and during the
pastorate of her father at Granite (Greer County).
She married Earl Smith of Granite on Nov. 9, 1913, and spent the remainder
of her life in Granite and on a farm northwest of Hobart.  She was
baptised by Rev. John R. Peeples of the M. E. Church, South in infancy and
has never been outside of the church.  Last fall she was received into the
St. Paul church and was one of the most dependable members - always kind,
generous and Godly, and ready to help in every undertaking.
She received her education in the common schools and college course at the
Southwestern Presbyterian school.  Her mother died in Franklin, Tenn.,
March 3, 1901; also a little brother, one year old - both of whom await
her on the other side of the River.  She leaves to mourn her untimely
death a faithful husband, father, Rev. H. O. Moore of Sayre, a step
mother, five brothers and three sisters, besides the immediate family of
Brother Earl Smith, whose father, mother and brother loved her as a
daughter and sister.  There are many other relatives and friends all of
whom are grief stricken and mourn her death.
Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist church in Granite by
Rev. Don H. Lagrone, at 2:30 p.m., July 12.  The body was laid to rest in
the Granite cemetery (Greer County), surrounded by a large circle of
friends whose tears of sympathy were a token of esteem and appreciation of
the deceased.

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