Funeral Service Held For Osiah Smith Osiah Smith, 60, Negro, died December 24. He was born in Louisiana but had lived in Fayetteville most of his life. He was a deacon in the St. James Baptist Church. Four grandchildren survive him. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. G.E. Wright, … More Osiah Smith
Funeral Service Held for Florene Smith Funeral services for Florene Smith, 38, Negro, who died last Sunday at 3 a.m. at a Houston, Texas, hospital following a short illness, were conducted yesterday [Friday, Dec. 21, 1951] afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at St. James Methodist Church by the Rev. A.L. Buchanan, assisted by the Rey. J.W. … More Florene Smith
Elizabeth Drake Dies At Fayetteville Home Elizabeth Drake, 60, 303 East Mountain Street, and lifelong Negro resident of Fayetteville, died at her home Saturday. She was the daughter of Eli and Narcissus Campbell Peel, and the widow of George Drake, who died a number of years ago. Survivors are her daughters, Alberta Woods and Roberta … More Elizabeth Drake
Lawrence L. Jenkins Accident Victim Lawrence L. Jenkins, 31-year-old Negro who died in an automobile accident near Odessa, Texas, Oct. 26, will be buried in Oak Cemetery Monday following funeral services at the St. James Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. A.L. Buchanan. A member of the church, he was a veteran of World War … More Lawrence L. Jenkins
Funeral services for Albert “Gib” Wilson, 28-year-old negro, who was shot and killed Monday noon by Frans Burkett, were held at three o’clock this afternoon from the home of his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Blackburn near the Fair Grounds. Interment was in the negro cemetery south of the Federal Cemetery.