OBIT: William C. SMITH, 1918, Frankstown Township, Blair County, PA

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WM. C. SMITH, TURKEY VALLEY RESIDENT DEAD

  William C. Smith, a retired farmer living in Frankstown township, and 
perhaps the best known man in that end of the county, was found dead in 
bed yesterday morning.  Physicians summoned immediately by members of 
the family attributed death to heart disease.
  Mr. Smith, who was aged 72 years, had retired in apparently good 
health on Tuesday night.  He had not been well for several years, 
although his condition was not serious, and only a few days ago visited 
with friends in Hollidaysburg.
  One of the most prominent men in Blair county's farm life, William C. 
Smith was born in Frankstown township, in September, 1846, the son of 
Samuel and Elizabeth (Brotherlin) Smith.  He attended the district 
school and one term at the Juniata Academy, after which he turned his 
attention to farming.  He also became interested in the saw mill 
business.  Mr. Smith owned five farms in the Turkey and Beaver Valley 
districts, comprising 577 acres of excellent land.
  Industry and good judgment were elements in bringing about financial 
independence, he retiring from active work several years ago, while 
honesty and probity made him a citizen worth of the high esteem in 
which he was held by his fellow citizens.  Like his father he was a 
staunch Presbyterian.
  In 1869 he was married to Miss Angeline McKenzie, a daughter of 
Hamilton and Angeline McKenzie, who, with two sons, Guy T. Smith, 
Hollidaysburg merchant, and Samuel Chester Smith, who resides on a 
farm, survive.
  No funeral arrangements have been made.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Friday Morning, November 29, 1918

HOLLIDAYSBURG

  The funeral services of William C. Smith will be held at his late 
home in Turkey Valley this afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Interment will be 
made in the Presbyterian cemetery.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Saturday Morning, November 30, 1918