Kaufman Co., TX - Obit - Beulah Kendrick Brady ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: June E. Tuck USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** From the files of June Tuck Rev. Pleasant Lovick Smith was born in Greenville Hunt County, Texas, December 19, 1860. His parents were Rev. J. Clark Smith and Indiana Elizabeth Smith. His father, Rev. J. Clark Smith, was a charter member of the North Texas Conference, and died at Terrell, Texas, in 1889, and his ashes sleep in that city. Reared in a religious home and under the influence of religious parents, dedicated his life to God by baptism in infancy , our brother early received religious impressions and soon in life realized the responsibility of his relationship to God; so we find him at the early age of 15 surrendering his life and all to God. He was converted at Carrollton, (now Como,) Hopkins County, Texas, in August 1875. A few years later he entered Southwestern University, Georgetown, and graduated from that institution in the class of 1880, taking the A. B. Degree. Of his college life one of his classmates writes, "He was a good and faithful student, especially fond of Latin and Greek, the vocabularies of which he had better than any boy in school. He was universally like, and I do not think he had an enemy in school, and I never knew of him having any trouble with either professor or student." While he was in college he was licensed to preach by the Quarterly Conference of Georgetown Station, Northwest Texas Conference. In the autumn of the next year following his graduation(1881), he was admitted on trial into the North Texas Conference. He successfully passed his examination on the course of study prescribed and was admitted into full connection in the same conference in 1883 (sic) at McKinney, Texas, being at that time ordained deacon by Bishop Linus Parker. Two years later, having passed his examination with credit, he was ordained elder by Bishop R. K. Hargrove. In the fall of 1882 (sic) he transferred to the Florida Conference, but on account of climatic conditions there his health failed, and he only remained six months, transferring to the North Texas Conference, in whose bounds he lived and labored until called to his reward. In the North Texas Conference he served the following charges: Trinity, Denton, Leonard, Lessburg, Queen City, Mt. Pleasant, Nevada, Weston and Cochran and Caruth Circuits, Trinity, Oak Cliff, Pilot Point, Van Alstyne, Wolf City, Winnsboro and Henrietta Stations. For several years Bro. Smith and suffered with a chronic stomach trouble, and when attacked with a malignant case of typhoid fever , this old trouble became aggravated, and after a short and severe illness, during which he suffered much, he fell on sleep on Wednesday, July 8, 1903, at Henrietta, Texas, dying about 6:30 in the afternoon. His remains accompanied by friends from Henrietta, were carried to Pilot Point for interment, and Thursday afternoon, after a sermon by his presiding elder, Rev. F. O. Miller, he a was laid to rest. Several of his brethren in the ministry were present and took part in the service. Written by Robt. Gibbs Mood