Pike County Obituary.. Mrs. Ben Smith 1960 ************************************************ 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 10-17-1960 Funeral Service Set Tuesday For Mrs. Ben Smith Funeral service for Mrs. Ben Smith, age 79 will be held Tuesday at 10:30 am at Banks Baptist Church with Rev. Cliff Mitchell officiating. Mrs. Smith died Sunday in a local hospital. Burial will be in Banks Cemetery with McGehee Funeral Home in charged. The body will be at home until time for the service and will lie in state at the church from 9:30 until 10:30. Surviving are the husband, Ben S. Smith, Banks; one daughter, Miss Ethel Smith, Banks: two sons, J.W. (Jack) Smith Enterprise, and James R. Smith, Banks: and five grandchildren