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Rosa and Jim Smith
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• Jim Smith

Funeral services were held Tuesday for James Herman (Jim) Smith, 63, in the First Baptist Church, Spur. Rev. Chester Sassman officiated, assisted by Rev. E.E. Zeollers of Fort Worth.

Mr. Smith died at Fort Worth on Monday. Born in Enterprise, LA., he first came to Dickens County 38 years ago. He married the former Rosa Skelton on August 11, 1923. He had resided in Spur since 1924. He was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife: three daughters, Mrs. Jack Hogan, Fort Worth; Mrs. Jimmy James, Brownfield; and Mrs. Weldon Grant, Fort Worth; two sons, Herman Smith, Fort Worth and Robert Smith, Post; four brothers, Irvin J. Smith and Willis Smith, both of Spur; Doty Smith, California; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Kearney, Spur; Mrs. Estel Hairgrove, Spur and Mrs. James A. Nipp, Lubbock; 5 grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Olan Daughtry, H.A. Marcy, Jr., Leonard Wilson, C.D. Foreman, Chester McAlpin, Alvis Bilberry, and C.A. McNeece.

Mr. Smith had been employed at Spur laundry for some time.

Interment was in Spur Cemetery.

©The Texas Spur September 9, 1962

Transcribed by Becky Hodges, September 2004

• Rosa Smith

Funeral services were held in the First Baptist Church for Mrs. Rosa M. Smith, 5. She died Tuesday in Lubbock where she was employed as a seamstress.

Rev. Chester Sassman officiated assisted by Rev. Donnie Miller, Victory Baptist Church, Lubbock.

She came to Dickens county in 1915 and had been a resident of Lubbock since February of this year. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

She is survived by two sons, Herman E., Ft. Worth and Robert R., Post; three daughters, Mrs. Jack N. Hogan, Ft. Wroth, Mrs. Jim James, Odessa; Mrs. Weldon Grant, Ft. Wroth; four brothers, J.C. Skelton, Snyder; Raymond of Alpine; and Dell Skelton of Midland, Ralph, Midland; three sisters, Mrs. Alton Towery, Odessa; Mrs. Marvin Estes, Odessa; Mrs. Ike Bailey, Albany; seven grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren.

Interment was in Spur Cemetery.

©The Texas Spur, March 28, 1963

from the records of Lillian Grace Nay

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