SMITH, JOHN PRESTON "PRESS" - Izard County, Arkansas | JOHN PRESTON "PRESS" SMITH - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

John Preston "Press" SMITH

Combs Cemetery
Izard County,
Arkansas

September 16, 1880 - January 25, 1949
Son of Malan & Nancy Thompson Smith

Melbourne Times
Feb 3, 1949
J. P. Smith Buried At Combs Cemetery
Funeral services for J. Press Smith, aged 68, who died Tuesday of last week in a Batesville hospital were held at the Melbourne Church of Christ
Wednesday with Elder George Howard officiating. Burial was in the Combs Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of the Roller-Barber Funeral
Service.
Mr Smith spent most of his life in Izard County. At the time of death he was making his home with a daughter Mrs Faye Brewer at Mtn View.
In addition to Mrs Brewer he is also survived by four other daughters, Mrs Flossie Hinkle of Claremore, Okla., Mrs Zella Beckhenken (sp) and Miss Thelma Smith of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs Virgie Moody of Mtn View; five sons, Clay Smith of Indio, Calif., Fred and J. D. Smith both of Pittsburg, Calif., Lotha (sp) Smith of Cord, Ark., and Charlie Smith of Little Rock, Ark., five grandchildren, one brother, Bobby Smith of Mounds, Okla., one sister, Mrs Martha Hays of Melbourne and one half-sister, Nettie Smith of Sapulpa, Okla.
(From the files of Vera Reeves.)

Contributed on 1/30/13 by sandhollow
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Submitted: 1/30/13 • Approved: 11/27/20 • Last Updated: 11/30/20 • R824015-G0-S3

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