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Submitted: 5/3/23 • Approved: 5/4/23 • Last Updated: 5/6/23 • R1483613-G1483612-S3
Grady
July 25, 1936 - May 20, 2013
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G.C. Smithson, 76, of Caulksville passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, in his home.
He was born July 25, 1936, in Lavaca to Carl Dean Smithson and Hattie (Boyd) Smithson.
He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Dean Smithson; and one son, Baby Grady Clifton Smithson.
For several years, G.C. was a milk deliverer for Beckman Dairy in Fort Smith. Along with his son, Tim, he was a truck driver for Smithson Trucking Co. in Caulksville. He was a former club member of the County Line Mule Riders, and was music director for 23 years, an ordained deacon and a member at First Baptist Church in Ratcliff.
Barbara
December 9, 1939 - June 20, 2015
*Obituary
Barbara Anna Smithson, who resided in Caulksville, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston.
She was born December 9, 1939 in Lavaca, Arkansas to the late Homer Clifton Sosebee and Maude Edith (Ballance) Sosebee. She was 75 years old.
She was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, G.C. Smithson, and one infant, Baby Grady Clifton Smithson.
Barbara retired from Area Agency on Aging in Paris. She was a homemaker, member of the Ratcliff Ladies Group and was a member of First Baptist Church in Ratcliff.
Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 23rd, at First Baptist Church in Ratcliff, with the Rev. Shane Cooper and Rev. Jarrell Woodhull officiating. Burial will be at Hickory Ridge Cemetery, located northeast of Lavaca, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home and Flower Shop in Charleston.
She is survived by her two sons, Tim Smithson and wife Barbette of Caulksville and Mark Smithson and wife Tracy of Lavaca; four grandchildren, Josh Smithson, Eric Smithson, Ashley Smithson, and Hutchon Montgomery; six great-grandchildren, Savannah, Garrett, Cade, Allison, Jase, and Jessa.
Pallbearers will be Tim, Mark, Josh, and Eric Smithson, Hutchon Montgomery, Bennie Rausch, and Ralph Ramos.
Photo courtesy of Frances Allen Titsworth
Contributed on 5/3/23 by Billsully060
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