Joseph Eldon Smith

1917 - 1995  (77 years)

• Name	Joseph Eldon Smith  [1]
  Birth	27 Oct 1917	Texas   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Oct 1995	Pedricktown, Salem County, New Jersey
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter October 25, 1995, Page 14 J. Eldon Smith J. Eldon Smith, 77, of Newport, Delaware, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1995, at his daughter's residence in New Jersey. Smith was a native of Sabine County and had lived in Newport sinc 1955. He was a retired pipefitter. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and the First State Square Dance Club. He was also a member of the Little Fowler Masonic Lodge in Hemphill and High Noon Lodge 338 as well as York Rite Masonic Consistory and a member of Omar Temple in Charleston, South Carolina. Survivors: three daughters, M. Frances Miller of Pedricktown, New Jersey, Gloria Faye Fritz of Columbia, South Carolina, and Letha Nell Payseur of Gastonia, North Carolina; a brother, Emmitt Smith of Pineland; a sister, Lucille Hair of Jasper; four grandchildren; seven step grandchildren; a great-grandson; and six step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, M. Lavon Gooch Smith, in 1988. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethany Baptist Church in Newport. Interment was at Gracelawn Memorial Cemetery in Minquadale. Services were handled by Nichols & Gilmont Funeral Home in Newport. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)
  Person ID	I15839	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Robert Smith,   b. 22 Aug 1886, Texas d. 26 Jul 1958, Sabine County, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mittie Zerowine McNaughten,   b. 26 Feb 1889, Texas d. 3 Mar 1975, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F4849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Lavon Gooch,   b. 24 May 1916   d. Oct 1988 (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F6086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Oct 1917 - Texas Death - 18 Oct 1995 - Pedricktown, Salem County, New Jersey  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), August 30, 1995, Page 12 (Reliability: 3). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Justice Precinct 7, ED 202-10 SD 19 S heet 1B (Reliability: 3).