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Submitted: 1/24/12 • Approved: 6/30/22 • Last Updated: 7/25/22 • R640416-G0-S3
06 Apr 1874 - 29 Nov 1952
Marriage: 04 Apr 1918 Izard County, Arkansas
Chesley Morris Smith husband of Dessie May (Stowers) Smith. Chesley Morris Smith son of David C Smith and Mary Julia (Garland) Smith. Chesley born Louisiana died Rodney, Baxter County, Arkansas.
**obituary Calico Rock Progress, Calico Rock, Arkansas, December 5, 1952:
C. M. Smith Dies at Home Near Rodney
Chesley Morris Smith one of this section’s best known citizens died Saturday at his home near Rodney. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Trimble Campground Church, with the Rev. Remmell Rodwen of Oxford officiating. Burial was at Trimble Campground with the Roller Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith had been a resident of this section for about 35 years. He was born April 6, 1874 in Louisiana. He moved to Baxter County from Texas in 1917 and spent the remainder of his life in that county. He was a resident of near Mountain Home for about three years, moving back to his farm near Rodney a year or more ago.
Survivors include his wife; a son, David Smith of Mountain Home; a daughter, Mrs. Toby Harper of Tulsa, Okla.; and two sisters, Miss Eula Smith and Mrs. Mattie S. Oakford both of Duncan, Okla.
Photo courtesy of Vera Reeves.
Contributed on 1/24/12 by maxparnell
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