Extracted from The Laurel Leader-Call (Laurel, MS)
[MRS.] R. A. (BOB) SMITH
Funeral services for [Mrs.] R. A. (Bob) Smith, 82, a resident of Montrose who died Tuesday in Newton, were held 3 p.m. Wednesday from the Palestine Baptist Church.
He [sic She] is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Westley [sic Wesley] Parker, Laurel, Mrs. B. R. Hankins, Montrose, Mrs. J. T. Thomas, Newton, Mrs. Bland [sic Blant] Harris, Milton, Fla., Mrs. Charles Chester, Meridian, Mrs. Thomas Rybert, Atlanta; two sons, Abney [sic Abner] Smith, Mobile, and Robert Smith, Pensacola; one sister, Mrs. Addy Warren, Columbus; 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Mr. McKenzie officiated. Nephews served as pallbearers.
Burial was in Palestine Church Cemetery.
Wednesday, August 15, 1962