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Henry Thomas SMITH, M D

McGehee Cemetery
Desha County,
Arkansas

October 16, 1885-June 25, 1965

HENRY THOMAS SMITH, M. D.
In 1910 Dr. Henry Thomas Smith entered upon the practice of medicine and
surgery in McGehee and as the years have passed he has won a well established
position in the ranks of his profession, owing to his conscientious application
and scientific attainments. He is one of Arkansas' native sons, his birth having
occurred at Cincinnati, on the 16th of October, 1886, and his parents were
Reuben J. and Nannie C. (Bond) Smith, the former a native of Missouri and the
latter of Tennessee. In childhood they were brought by their parents to Arkansas
and in this state their marriage occurred. The father, who has departed this
life, followed the trade of a blacksmith. The mother is residing with a daughter
in Pryor, Oklahoma.

After completing his high school course Henry Thomas Smith became a student
at the University of Arkansas and in 1907 he took up the study of medicine,
graduating from the University of Tennessee at Memphis in 1910, with the M. D.
degree. In September of that year he opened an office in McGehee, where he has
since successfully followed his profession, and he is now assistant surgeon for
the Missouri Pacific Railroad in this section. He is thoroughly familiar with
the scientific principles upon which his work rests and is correct in the
application of his knowledge to the needs of his patients. His labors have been
attended with a gratifying measure of success and with the passing years his
practice has steadily increased as he has had opportunity to demonstrate his
professional skill and ability.

In 1912 Dr. Smith married Miss Mary Olive Avery of McGehee, and they have a
large circle of friends here. In religious faith they are Presbyterians and
fraternally the Doctor is identified with the Masons, belonging to Desha Lodge,
No. 643, F. & A. M.; Albert Pike Consistory, No. 1, A. & A. S. R.; and Sahara
Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He is also connected with
the Knights of Pythias lodge and the Woodmen circle, while his professional
relations are with the Desha County and Arkansas State Medical Societies and the
Southern Medical Association. He utilizes every possible opportunity to promote
his knowledge and increase his efficiency, ever keeping in touch with the
advancement that is being made along the lines of medical and surgical science,
and he enjoys the respect of his colleagues and also of the general public.

Photograph contributed by:
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Contributed on 11/5/12

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Submitted: 11/5/12 • Approved: 3/5/18 • Last Updated: 3/8/18 • R777947-G0-S3

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