Cecil H. Smith
1860 - 1926
Dallas Morning News
October 14, 1926
pg. 14
Will Hold Funeral of Sherman Lawyer
Special to the News- Sherman, Texas - Oct. 13
Funeral
services for Cecil H. Smith, 66 years old, Sherman attorney and
Democratic party leader of State and Democratic party leader of State
and National reputation, who died suddenly in his office here Thursday,
will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Complete
arrangements, however, await the arrival in Sherman Thursday morning.
Mrs. Smith was on her way to Detroit, Mich., when death came to her
husband. She returned home, reaching Sherman Wednesday afternoon.
The
body was placed in a casket Wednesday and conveyed to the family home,
900 South Crockett Street, where it will lie in state until the funeral
hour.
His
son, Cecil H. Smith Jr. of Fort Worth, arrived here Tuesday night. His
daughter and son in law, Mrs. and Mrs. Wayne A. Hearne of Los Angeles,
Cal., were here at the time of Mr. Smith's death. A message from the
Rev. Hubert M. Smith of San Antonio, pastor of one of the Methodist
Churches of that city, a brother, said that he would arrive in Sherman
Wednesday night. It is expected that the Rev. Lawrence W. Smith of
Woodstock, Md., a son, will be here for the funeral. W. Jarrel Smith,
youngest son, is an attorney and was in the office with his father.
Dallas Morning News
17 Oct 1926
page 5
Cecil H. Smith buried in Sherman Cemetery
Special to the News,
Sherman, Texas, Oct 16 - Funeral services for Cecil H. Smith, who
died Friday afternoon at the family home here, conducted by the Rev.
John Allard, pastor of the St. Mary's Catholic Church.
The
members of the Grayson Bar Association and of the Collin Bar
Association met at the courthouse and attended the funeral in a body.
Following the services at the residence, burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery in South Sherman.
The
funeral was one of the most largely attended ever held in Sherman.
Perhaps more than a hundred people from outside points attended.
Grayson Co. Death Certificate
Birth : 1 January 1860, Georgia
Father : R.N. Smith
Death : 12 October 1926
Cause of death : heart attack
Burial : St. Mary's Cemetery |
