Obit of Smith, Grover Cleveland - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Judy 23 Oct 2005 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.html ========================================================================== Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5YB.2ACE/6275.1 From the Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Roger Mills county, Oklahoma, Thursday, February 11, 1960, front page. Obituary Grover Cleveland Smith was born July 14, 1884 in Red River County, Texas, the son of Andrew C. and Harriet Smith. He departed this life in Cheyenne after a long illness. He was married to Ruthey Johnson at Clarksville, Texas on October 15, 1904. To this union seven children were born all of whom with the mother survive. He moved to Cheyenne in 1902 then moved back to Clarksville, Texas for a brief stay, returned to Cheyenne where he lived until his death. He was a long time member of the Church of Christ of Cheyenne. He was a devoted husband and a most loving father. In life, he was happy and contented. In sickness he was patient and loving, and in death, with Christ. He is survived by his wife of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Burns, Mrs. Vina Musick and Mrs. Goldie Putman, all of Cheyenne; four sons, Paul and Raymond of Cheyenne, Woodrow of Portales, New Mexico and Clifford of Emmett, Idaho; two brothers, Jim and Doc of Cheyenne; a half brother, Robert E. Smith of Pampa, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Florence McDaniels of Cheyenne and Mrs. Lillian Woods of Stevensville, Texas; a half sister, Irma Brown of Amarillo, Texas; one stepbrother, Henry H. Clemmons of Pampa, Texas; 25 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Albert Trent, minister, Hammon, conducted the funeral services Thursday afternoon in the Cheyenne Church of Christ. Committal was in the Cheyenne cemetery under the direction of Scroggins of Cheyenne. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html