Funeral services for Dorothy D. Smith, 76, of Spur, were at the First Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 1995, Paige Baize, Wingate, officiated.Burial was in Spur Memorial Cemetery under direction of Campbell Funeral Home.
Mrs. Smith died November 5, 1995 in the Crosbyton Clinic Hospital following a lengthy illness.
She was born in Beaumont, California on August 15, 1919 and moved to White River Lake in 1985 and lived in Spur the past four years.
She married Tommy Smith on July 11, 1942 in Spur.
Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and had been employed by White River Municipal Water District as a gatekeeper. She was preceded in death by one brother, W.A. McCombs, in 1989 and one sister, Allene Cook, in 1979.
She is survived by her husband of Spur; one son, Jim Smith, Spur; two daughters, Jane Eason of Big Spring and Judy Scott of Fort Sumner, NM; three brothers, Raymond and Elmer McCombs both of Spur; Billy G. McCombs of Gardendale; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
©The Texas Spur, November 9, 1995
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
Services for Tommy Fuqua Smith, 75, Spur were at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 1997 at the First Baptist Church in Spur with Paige Baize, Wingate, officiating. Burial was in the Spur Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home, Spur.Mr. Smith died Friday, April 24, 1997 at 4:50 p.m. at the De Baca General Hospital in Fort Sumner, New Mexico due to a lengthy illness.
Mr. Smith was born December 22, 1921 in Kent County, Texas. He attended Red Mud Community School. He was a ranch hand for Swenson Ranch at the age of 13. He married Dorothy McCombs, July 11, 1942 in Spur. She preceded him in death November 5, 1995. Mr. Smith worked for many years for the Pitchfork Ranch and for Westex Cattle Company. He was a former member of the Guthrie School Board. Mr. Smith lived in Spur since 1991 moving to Fort Sumner in 1996. One son, Jimmy, preceded him in death September 29, 1996. He was a US Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include two daughters, Judy Scott, Fort Sumner, New Mexico Jane Eason, Big Spring; one brother, Billy Smith, Stamford; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
©The Texas Spur, Thursday, May 1, 1997
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