Pike County Obituary.. George W. Smith Sr. 1959 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.genrecords.net/alpike/ ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb by: Patsy McCoy pmccoy@pacifier.com May 2003 Troy Messenger 23 Jan. 1959 Services Held For G. W. Smith George W. Smith Sr. 72 of Troy died Thursday in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of McGehee Funeral Home, The Rev. Bill Rhodes officiating. Burial was in the Green Hills Memorial Park. Survivors include wife; three sons, George W. Smith Jr. Gordon; Roy Smith, Bell Calif.; James C. Smith, Topanga, Calif; two daughters, Mrs. J. D. Sikes, Petrey, Mrs. Russell Berry, Troy; one brother; Joe W. Smith, Banks. Five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Active pallbearers were James Smith, M. O. Smith, Douglas Crawley, Brantley Crawley, Jink Smith and Frank Matthews. Honorary pallbearers were Cecil Greathouse, Sam Boswell, Olin Copeland, Albert Grimes, Grady Roberts, John Harris, Clarence Taylor, Lonie Blackman, O. L. Oliver Sr., Jim Rose, W. F. Kelly, Sidney Sellers, M. R. Middlebrook, Charles Campbell and Claude Andress. **Notes** George Born 11-20-1886 Died 1-22-1959 Wife= Willie H. Born 12-3-1889 Died 1-15-1971 Buried Green Hills Memorial Park