SMITH, Winfield Scott 1847 - 1923

SMITH, STUART, STEWART, MAHON, EDWARDS

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:22:48

"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Saturday, December 1, 1923
Front Page, Column 6

W. SCOTT SMITH CALLED BY DEATH
Life Time Resident Of This County; Funeral Arrangements Not Completed

W. Scott SMITH, one of the pioneer residents of this county, died this morning at 8:17 o'clock at his home eight miles southeast of the city after an illness of two and a half months. Complete funeral arrangements have not as yet been made, but the servics (sic) will probably be held from the home Monday afternoon.

Mr. SMITH was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nubia (sic - Nuby) SMITH and had he lived until the 21st of this month he would have been 76 years of age. He is survived by his wife who was formerly Miss Elizabeth STUART (sic - STEWART), and the following children: Willis SMITH of near Fairfield, Mrs. Nettie MAHON and Mrs. Clara EDWARDS of near Birmingham and Harley SMITH of this city.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Monday, December 3, 1923
Front Page, Column 6

W. Scott SMITH Funeral This Morning From Home

The funeral services for W. Scott SMITH, who passed away Saturday morning were held this morning at 10 o'clock from the home, 8 miles southeast of the city in charge of Rev. George W. Pool. Interment took place in the Wright cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Saturday, December 8, 1923
Page Eight, Column 5

SCOTT SMITH

Seventy-six years save twenty days! The days of our years are three score years and ten, and if by reason of strength they be four score years, yet is their strength, labor and sorrow."--saith the Psalmist.

Not so the closing decade of the life of Scott SMITH who passed peacefully away at his home in Cedar township, Saturday morning at 8 o'clock.

With the dawning of a new day his life went out into eternity. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nubia (sic) SMITH. He was born, grew to manhood and spent his entire life and died in the same home farm. He was a farmer and lived the unpretentious life of a farmer never having retired from the active work of life on the farm.

He was married fifty five years ago to Miss Elizabeth STEWART and they have traveled over one-half of a century of life together. Nntil (sic) that grim monster "death" has taken the husband and leaves the frail little companion to journey on alone. His last illness being heart trouble and other complications. In all through his sickness which was of about six months duration he was patient and ever hopeful. He did not aspire to office, caring not, for publicity, his home was his shrine, and it was there that he loved most to be.

He leaves besides his companion the following children, Mrs. Nettie MAHON, Stockport, Mrs. Clara EDWARD (sic - EDWARDS), Birmingham, Harlie of Fairfield and Will at home.

The last rites were held at the family home in Cedar township Monday at 10 o'clock conducted by Rev. Poole of the Fairfield circuit. A quartet sang "Home of My Soul" and "It is Well With My Soul", and the beautiful floral offerings were but silent tributes of the friends and he was laid to rest in the Wright cemetery. A fitting epitaph to his memory is "He hath done what he could."

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