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Submitted: 9/20/11 • Approved: 11/6/20 • Last Updated: 11/9/20 • R589879-G589879-S3
Jesse 14 Sept 1880 - 1965
Lizzie 22 Feb 1905 - 14 Nov 1942
Marriage: 12 Aug 1900 Izard County, Arkansas
Jesse "Smith" Lancaster son of James Walter Lancaster and Martha Ann (Wayland) Lancaster. Eliza S "Lizzie" (Thrasher) Lancaster daughter of James "Jim" Davis Thrasher and Nancy C (Chastain) Thrasher.
**obituary
The Calico Rock Progress, Calico Rock, Arkansas, November 20, 1942:
Mrs. Smith Lancaster Dies at Home Near Dolph
Mrs. Eliza Thrasher Lancaster, aged 62, died unexpectedly at her home near Dolph, Saturday afternoon. She was thought to be in comparatively good health until early Saturday morning when she became suddenly ill from an attack in the nature of a stroke and from which she failed to rally.
Deceased was born and reared in this vicinity. She was married to Smith Lancaster in 1900. She was a devout Christian and had been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church since she was 14 years of age.
Surviving are her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Zelma Hall of Rodney, Mrs. Clemmie Sanders of Dolph, Mrs. Hazel Fields of Jumbo, Ark., and Mrs. Ruth Howell of Okla., and one son Pvt. Elmer Lancaster of the Army, now a patient in Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. D. R. Robertson of Mt. Olive, were held Tuesday afternoon. Interment was in Wayland Arbor Cemetery.
Photo courtesy of Vera Reeves.
Contributed on 9/20/11 by maxparnell
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