Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Smith, William A. Sr., 1947 

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WILLIAM ALFRED SMITH

   William Alfred Smith, Sr., 75, well known resident of Franklin, died 
Tuesday morning after a lingering illness in Raiford Memorial Hospital.

   He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Bertie County, N.C. 
He moved to Franklin about 40 years ago.

   He was a member of the Franklin Baptist Church.

   Mr. Smith is survived by three sons, William A. Smith, Jr., of Tarzana, 
Calif., and Otis Smith and Spencer Smith, of Franklin; a daughter, Mrs. 
R.J. Jones, of Norfolk; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J.T. Perry of 
Norfolk; and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services were conducted at the Holland Funeral Home chapel 
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock by the Rev. Cecil Clifton.

   Burial was in Poplar Spring Cemetery.


William Alfred SMITH, Sr., of Franklin, 
Bertie Co., NC native, d. 12 Aug 1947, Franklin, age 75, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 2A*), Franklin, 
   13 Aug 1947, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 15, 1947, p. 7 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

His wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 27, 1935, p. 4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s530m6ob.txt 


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