Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Artie Lee Smith, 1930 Wednesday, 12 November 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ SMITH, ARTIE LEE (29 May 1930, Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, OK): Sweetwater Girl Dies Here From Auto Injuries. The foolish prank of a man playfully attempting to scare a little school girl by making believe that he was going to run over her with an automobile is said to have caused the death of Artie Lee Smith, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Smith who died in Erick hospital Friday morning. The girl, who lived with her parents in Sweetwater, was enroute to school Wednesday morning and was overtaken by the car and during the manuvering of the car the driver is said to have lost control of the machine and in attempting to dodge the car she was caught by the fender and thrown to the ground resulting in severe body injuries. She was brought to the hospital in this city in a Fatheree ambulance for treatment and following efforts of surgeons to revive her, she succumbed from the injuries early Friday morning. Funeral services were held in the arbor of the Sayre-Doxey cemetery Friday afternoon conducted by Rev. C. S. Moad, pastor of the Church of God, of Elk City. The body was conveyed overland to the last resting place by D. G. Fatheree, Funeral Director. --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html