Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Tuesday, March 16, 1965

William A. Smith

(Special to The Town Talk)

WINNFIELD, La. -- Funeral services for William A. Smith, 83, were held at 4 p.m. Monday in Hebron Baptist church.

Mr. Smith, a retired farmer, died Sunday at his home near Sikes. He was a native of Sikes. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield.

Survivors include three sons, Wayland Smith of Oak Grove, Alon Smith of Monroe and Mailon Smith of Sikes; five daughters, Mrs. A[l]pha Martin of Oak Grove, Mrs. Viola Pullen of Reidheimer, Mrs. Eula Womack of Winnfield, Mrs. Clara Askin of West Monroe and Mrs. Vera Thompson of Dallas, Tex.; a brother, Grove Smith of Alexandria; 27 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren.