Ferrell Levi Smith, Sr.

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The Sabine County Reporter
December 18, 1996, Page 10

Ferrell Levi Smith Sr.

Ferrell Levi Smith Sr., 81, of Hemphill died Monday, Dec. 16, 1996, at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill.

Born Dec. 21, 1914, in Fairdale as a son of the late W. E. and Minnie Mozel (McDaniel) Smith, he had formerly lived in Kirbyville before returning to Sabine County 20 years ago. Smith, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, was a member of the VFW Post #1 0351 and the Church of God. He was retired from the maintenance department of Kirbyville Independent School District.

Survivors: wife, Audie Ray Smith of Hemphill; two sosns, Ferrell Levi Smith Jr. of Huntsville and William Dewayne "Bill" Smith of Hemphill; two granddaughters, Wendy Duncombe of Galveston and Cindy Smith of Huntsville; a sister, Sybil Smith of Hemphill; and a brother, Will Smith of Hemphill.

Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Vance Purtell officiating. Interment will follow at Zion Hill Cemetery in Jasper County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)

Family/Spouse: Audie Rae Matchett. Audie (daughter of Linn B. Matchett and Minnie Elizabeth Strickland) was born on 25 Sep 1929 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Oct 2016 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]