The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-07
Death Of MIR. VIM. r. Smith

DeaIh or WY. w H. N y Sii
! From an attack of the heart lasting
only from Saturday afternoon until
2:45 o'clock Tuesday morning, Mr..
William Robert Smith. ST., died at
his hbme in College street !. this city
at the age of &c years. He was seen
on the streets Friday and his death
in so brief time was shock to the
community. After services at the
house Wednesday at O'Clock, con-
Quoted by Rev. E. V. Babb, the body
was taken on the 3;40 train to Nine
tv- Six for burial at 4:45, services
conducted at the grave by Rev. q. K.
Pettigrew. The following were the
pallbearers: Active-T X. JohnsJone,
: w. B. Wallace, j. B. Scury, E. NJ.
Martin, Z. B. Purcell, j. j. Nurran,
R. C. Boylestoa, Eddie Jay, joe
Boazman. Honorary: NJ. NJ. Buford,
P. f. Scott, C. J. Purcell, W. a. Hill,
R. G. Wallace, Geo. N. Anderson,
Dr.. W. C. Brown.
Mr.. Smith was twice married. HIS
first wife was formerly Miss Mamie
McGregor of Columbia. By this un-
ion three daughters and three sons
survive, as follows: Mrs. ". r. Reid
of Newberry, Mrs. W. R. Keith and
Mrs. W. 0. Holloway Of Chappells,
A. NJ. Smith of Greenwood, ". R.
Smith, Jr., Of Chappelis and Graham
McGregor Smith Of Greenwood. The
second wife was formerly Mrs. Clay
ton McCord Of Ninety-SiX, whose
daughter, Mrs. W. H. Bowen Of North
Carolina, survives, with the following
children of the second marriage: Mrs.
r. D. Smith, Jr., and Mrs. R. c. Floyd
of Newberry ard Paul NJ. Smith Of
Birmingham, Ala. There are also
nineteen grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren surviving.
! Mr.. Smith was born and reared at
Chappells. where, in his vigorous
manhood he was twice mayor of that
town, the first mayor the place ever
had. He was prominent farmer and
cotton buyer, a good and substantial
citizen and useful and successful
man. During the Confederacy he was
cadet at the Citadel academy in
Charleston and entered the service in
that city. After the war he became a
member of the James D. Nance camp,
U. C. V. of Newoerry. Mr.. Smith
moved to this city about four years
ago.
Another good man has gone the
way of all the earth and been gath
cred to his fathers as sheaf ready
for the garnering of the heavenly har-
vest. In his death Newberry county
loses a prominent and worthy citizen,
a gentleman of the old school. To
have known him was to have loved
him. He was always the same to his
many friends, everywhere and on all
occasions the same aTfable, genial,
kind hearted man, gentle and true. He
was man of modest and unassuming
| disposition, pursuing the even tenor
of his way in quiet manner without
aftectation. He had the happy facul-
ty Of winning and holding the afec-
) tion of friends. The writer was es-
pecially fond of Mr.. Smith, having
been drawn to him by his sympathetic
nature, exhibited in a natural, easy
way; first attracting, then riveting
the bonds of friendship in an endur-
ing clasp. One always felt better af-
ter enjoying his greetings, and the
sunshine of his smile fingered after
the parting. In return for the wealth
of friendship lavished upon him, llr.
Smith loved his friends, making the
regard and esteem mutual and sin
cere Circumstances prevented our
attendance upon the funeral services
and burial, and as we had no flowers
to place upon his casket, the writer
wishes to pay this tribute to the Mem
ory Of his departed friend. In the
eloquent and expressive language of
the late John A. Chapman, the form
er poet laureate, philosopher and wise
man, the grand old man of Newberry:
"The living man, tranced in slum-
Der deep, and smiling sweetly in that
dreamless sleep, was borne by angels
to the land of rest, where he at last
awoke. Yes, God knows BEST