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James Clarence SMITH

Island Cemetery
Sebastian County,
Arkansas

James
Feb 7,1913-Apr 30,2003
Son of Clarence Eugene Smith and Martha Anna Walbrick.
Jimmy C. Smith, 90, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, in Van Buren. He was born Feb. 7, 1913, in Vernon, Texas. He was a retired woodworker at Ward's Furniture Factory in Fort Smith and a member of First Baptist Church in Fort Smith. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Smith Mortuary Chapel in Charleston with burial at Island Cemetery northeast of Lavaca. He is survived by a companion, Avon Smith of Fort Smith; three daughters, Orema Pitt of Jewell and Kan., Betty and Verna Inman, both of Clearlake, Calif.; two sisters, Ola Crook of Fort Smith and Fannie Stroub of Shell Beach, Calif.; and several grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Andrew Hobbs, Shelly Johnson, Bob Martin, James Berry, Novic and Ovic Free. The family will visit with friends at the cemetery following the service. Times Record Online

Birtha
Feb 7,1912-Sept 14,1967
Daughter of William Isaac and Melinda Thurman Hobbs
Mrs. Bertha Mae Smith, 55 years old, of Route 1 Cecil, Arkansas was killed by a 14 year old grandson, Thursday September 14, 1967 at her home. The boy had been making his home with the grandparents in the Arbuckle Island community.
Survivors are her husband, Jimmy Smith; two sons, Jimmy Smith Jr of Fort Smith and Clarence Smith of Cecil; a daughter, Mrs. James Masterson of Fort Smith; her mother, Mrs. Lynn Hobbs of Lavaca; five brothers, J.W. Hobbs, John D. Hobbs, Andrew Hobbs and Carroll Hobbs, all of Lavaca and Harold Hobbs of Fort Smith; a sister, Mrs. Delilia House of Fort Smith; and two grandchildren.
Funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Riverdale Church with Lester Bradley officiating. Burial, directed by Smith Mortuary of Charleston, Arkansas, was at Island cemetery.
Casket bearers were Raymond Price, J.D. Davis, Tom White, Harold Underwood, Jess Collett and Mack Underwood.
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Submitted: 6/21/14 • Approved: 6/21/14 • Last Updated: 6/24/14 • R1014182-G1014182-S3

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