The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-09-28

born in Nicholas county, Kentucky,
and came to Missouri in 1888, with
his parents when about four years
old, being a resident of Missouri 70
years. He was the son Of Lawson and
Sarah (Riley) Smith, natives of Ken
lucky and Maryland respectively. His
childhood and youth were passed in
the pioneer days when the OK teams
were used as beasts of burden. He
was a pupil of the Chapel Hill High
School of this county and also a
term at the old Masonic College at
Lexington, Mo. Surviving the Civil
war he served in the Confederate ar
my four months in company 81" COM
manded by Captain James Withers.
in Prices division and took part in
the battle of Lexington, Mo. He was
a jackson and Cleveland Democrat
and believed the principles of that
party was the ones best suited for
the government of this country.
He was married April 81, 1867 to
Mary 0. Young, daughter of John
Young, an an early settler of Lex
ington Township, a son of ex-Govern-
or Young of Missouri. The welded
life to them was productive of nine
children, namely: James f., Riley,
Forrest, Upton B., Mrs. S. Bartsch,
Mrs. S. C. Heidbrink and William.
Two are deceased.
He has one brother living, Lawson
Smith. He was a faithful member of
the Old Mems Club and never miss
ed a meeting Of the club when it was
possible for him to be their. He made
a confession of his faith in Christ
and became a member of the Chris
tian church. Later he united with the
Mt. Hebron Cumberland Presbyteri-
an church. His wife being a member
of that church. He, with his family,
left the farm, which afterwards he
sold and moved to MAYHEM, where
he bought property and improved,
making a pleasant home.
The funeral service was conducted
by Rev. F. Clemens at the Christian
church in MAYHEM on August %,
1917, at 2 O'Clock p. M, after the
which the remains were taken to Hig-
%ginsville and laid away to rest until
the day of all days shall come, when
all shall called before the Supreme
y
The sympathy of the community
goes out to the wife and children who
are left. We can only point them to
our heavenly Father for solace in
this their great grief.
T. T. PICKETT,
Committee.
Ten new members were adj
mitted, as follows:
James A. Black, David c..
Boggs, John M. Boyles, Benia-
min H. Hall, John B. Hoffman,
D. Jennings, Phillip G..
Matthews, Joseph Neale, Robert
Shelly, William M. Shultz.
Here recess was taken for din
ner.
On reassembling the club was
notified of the death of two
John Krantz and Will
lam L. Smith, since the June
Henry Hader was APP
pointed to prepare a memorial
on the death Of John Krantz
the memorial of William L.
Smith was submitted and APP
proved at this meeting and is
printed herewith.
Thefollowing committees fail
ed to report memorials at this
meeting, and will prepare and
submit same at the Odessa
meeting on June 8, 1918, as fol-
lows:
On the death of ]. S. Gross
hart, E.. T. Lee.
On the death of George w.
Payne-rT. T. Pickett was ask
ed to prepare memorial, VIM. l..
Smith who was previously ap-
pointed, having died.
On the death of j. ]. Warden,
j. E. Rigg.
The time Of holding the spring
meeting was changed from the
first Saturday in June to the
second Saturday.
Talks were made by Rev. T.
M. Cobb, Robert Duncan, Sam
j. Wagner, Henry Hader and
Rev. Kennedy.
The following resolution Of