The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-01-04
IKE H. SMITH HAS
PASSED INTO BEYOND
Prominent Countyite Succumbs At
ter Months Of Suffering-Fu-
neral Today.

neral Today.
In the noon-tide of a happy, use
full and active life, Mr.. Ike H. Smith
closed his eyes in the last long sleep,
not because he wanted to; but be-
cause in the weakness of the flesh
the spirit gained the ascendant and |
sought release from the bondage of
mortality.
Mr.. Smith died at the home, near
which he was born, fifty years ago
esterday-Tuesday Jan. 8, 1922
after months of the most excruciat-
ing pain and suffering due to a
malignant internal cancer. Last |
summer he underwent an operation at
the Presbyterian Hospital in New
Orleans where he was detained nearly |
two months, finally returning to his
home-his wife and children, only to
suffer the four long months that sue
ceeded the operation before death
came to his relief.
Throughout these days Of bitter
trial, Mr.. Smith bore his affliction,
with all patience and fortitude, re-
signing himself to the will of the God
he had served almost his entire life
and cheered each day as it dawned
with no hope of immunity from pain,
by the unremitting ministrations of
his devoted wife, his sons in the
home, his little daughter, and by the
frequent visits Of friends throughout
the county and from Brookhaven,
who visited at the bedside. Having
lived all his life in the vicinity he
died, and having always been con-
nected prominently with affairs, civ
ic, religious, educational and COM
mercial, no citizen of the county was
better known than Mr.. Smith who
was always ready to serve his people
in any capacity that demanded his
attention. From the home where he
was the beloved head of a loyal
household, out into the arena of pub
lie life, he did his full duty as he
saw it while 1t was yet day; and
the night coming when no man can
work." he went to his rest as faith
full servant of his Lord.
The deceased was born to his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Smith
whose names are synonymous with
Lincoln countys, February II, 1872,
about one mile from where he died.
He leaves to mourn an elder brother,
VIM. M, a younger sister, Mrs. W.
M. Lambright, and brothers, Frank
T., Carlos and Monroe, beside his
aged mother who was with her chill
dren in her hour of great sorrow
when the spirit of one of them pass
ed into the Beyond and left the 9TH
ers, devoted to their brother, to
mourn his going.
Mr.. Smith was a member Of the
County Board of Supervisors for four
years and was president of the Board
of Trustees of Heuck's School, which
grew during his incumbency from an
average school to one of the county's
most prominent consolidated schools
with accompanying modern building
and equipment-a monument to the
memory of every member of the
Board and Of the community where
Mr.. Smith lived and died.
Mr.. Smith was a most faithful
member Of the Baptist church and
was an officer in hiss home church
for many years. His home was al
ways open to his pastor and his
friends and his face was always seen
at the annual meetings of the Lin
coin County Association where, al
tho of modest and unobtrusive dis
position, Mr.. Smiths influence and
interest always counted.
At the time when his health be-
came seriously impaired he was en-
gagged in the lumber business at Ed
diceton, Franklin county. He was a
man of means, good provider for
his family and ambitious to educate
his children in whom he felt a great
pride as they grew up about him.
Beside the wife, formerly Miss Cora
Maxwell, left desolate, Mr.. Smith
leaves four sons, Roderick, Joe, Dor
sey and Jack and one daughter, lit
tie girl, Kathryn, to whom he was
especially attached.
The funeral is announced to take
place at two o'clock today at Heuck's
cemetery where sleep other members
of the Smith family. The pastor,
Rev. S. A. Williams, will be assisted
in the service by Rev. J. A. Taylor,
of Brookhaven, and large concourse
of friends and relatives will be pres
ent to pay the last tribute of respect.
The Woodmen of the World and the
Columbian Woodmen will take part,
also, in the ceremonies that mark the
end of a brother esteemed among
them.
Sympathy goes out to the bereaved
and the little daughter of the sha-
dowed home where the sunlight of
love and of life has been so bright
with hope and joy while >hisband
and father was the center of the cir
Gle. But out of the darkness now
wrought by death light will come and
life will grow as it would not other
wise have done until 1t, too, merges
into the perfect peace attained by the
beloved departed.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north
winds breath,
And stars to set-but, all
Thou hast all seasons for thine own,
o Death!