Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-07-27
BY REV. 1. w. HUGHES.

This whole community was both
shocked and deeply grieved to learn
of the death by accident yesterday in
Washington City, of Miss Jessica
Randolph Smith, being almost in
etantly killed as she was struck by a
florists truck on her way from church
to Washington Club, her place of resi-
dence in that city.
Jessica Randolph Smith was the
daughter of Orrin Randolph Smith
and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Gordon
Hunter Smith. While slight of statue,
she was of vivid and dynamic per-
sonality. For many years a resident
and citizen of Henderson. there was
practically no phase of life in which
she was not both interested and
active.
A communicate of Holy InnOcents
Episcopal Church, she gave herself
Fundamentally to its every interest
and was most devoted in the high SER
vice she rendered. AS a daughter she
gave herself unstintedly to the care
and thought of her parents. And it
may we'll be said that the climax of
her life was reached in matters civil
and social, when the Daughters of the
Confederacy, in convention assembled
determined definitely the designing of
the Confederate flag as the expression
OF, the genius of her father, Orrin
Randolph Smith. And it was with
heart and face and spirit aglow that
she became color bearer at the gather
ing of Confederate Veterans, and also
aide and color bearer to the president
general of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
During the World War Miss Jes-
sica' as she was so well-known, be-
came a yeomanette rendering faith
full service to her country and loving
thought to her friends whenever OPP
portunity presented itself. She con-
tinued her vital relationship to the
navy up to the very time of her death,
and still gave herself untiringly to
every good cause in which she might
enlist. Her friendships reached almost
to the length and breadth of her be-
loved nation, while perhaps no other
single devotee of the South, old or
new, existed.
Outstanding among her many ex-
cellent qualities was her fine and I'M
failing loyalty to her friends. At all
times. in all places, under all circum-
stances, her thought, her time, her
energy was at their slightest behest.
And the multitude of those who knew
and admired and loved her will gladly
say: well done, good and faithful
friend"
Her wide interests are we'll indicat-
ed by those groups to which she at
tached herself Daughters of the Con-
federacy, Daughters of the Cincinnati,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, and she was also a Colonial
Dame.
While plans for the funeral had not
been finally completed. it was under
stood the services would be held either
tomorrow or Wednesday at Holy In
nocents Episcopal church here. On ar
rival here, the body will be taken di-
rectly to the home of Mr. and Mrs. s.
P. Cooper, where it will remain until
the hour for the funeral. Interment
will be in Elmwood cemetery, where
Major Smith and his wife lie buried.
Pallbearers were chosen by Miss
Smith herself on a visit to Henderson
about two months ago. The lists fol-
lows:
s., p-.- Active Pallbearers.
David Jackson Cooper, Lieut.. J. S.
E. Young, u. S., NJ c., Quantico Va,
John -Hilliard Zolicoffer, William B.
Waddill, Shanghai, China Fabius 3.
Busbee Pendleton, Capital apartments
Raleigh, w. S. r. Burwell, Oxford
Road, City, Richard E. Stands 9O1
18th st., N. w., Washington, D. c..