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© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, June 6, 1923 Homer Arthur Smith 1899 ~ May 23, 1923 Boone Boy Meets Death From Lightning Stroke Arthur Smith, 23 years old was struck by lightning and almost instantly killed Wednesday about noon, during what appeared to be a small electrical storm in the Boone Community. The death dealing bolt of fire struck the unfortunate youth on the left side of the neck and burned a streak exactly over the heart and continued down the left side tearing off his shoe. Aid reached the stricken man soon after the accident but death was almost instantaneous. Young Smith, with two brothers, had just returned from a fishing trip and all were resting on a watering trough in the yard. Arthur remarked that he was going to the house, as he was afraid of being struck by lighting. He had gone but a few steps when the bolt struck him. Staggering forward a short distance, he fell prostrate on the ground and expired shortly afterward. His heart was still beating when relatives reached his side, but all efforts to revive him proved unsuccessful. Arthur was the son of T.F. Smith, and has resided in the Boone neighborhood for several years. He was a quiet, industrious young fellow and was loved and respected by a wide host of friends. He leaves a father, a sister and several brothers to mourn his untimely death.--Apache Review. |
June 1983 Florence Jennie [Marsh] Smith September 5, 1903 ~ June 8, 1983 Funeral for Mrs. Florence Smith, 79, Cement, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 10, 1983, in the Cement Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Lawrence Jersey officiating. Mrs. Smith was born September 5, 1903, in Rolla, Missouri, and died Wednesday, June 8, 1983, in a Chickasha hospital. She came to Cement when she was 16, and married Austin D. Smith on December 1, 1923, in Cement. They had lived in Cement since their marriage. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors include her husband of the home; four daughters, Gracie Dale, Stella Chaney, Beulah Roberts, all of Cement, and Rheba Carlson of Lawton; one son, Bobby Smith of Empire, Calif.; two sisters, Frances Marsh of Cement, and Mae Taylor of Blanchard; 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Burial will be in Cement Cemetery under the direction of Robbins Funeral Home, Fletcher. |
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