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Note: William Bailey Smith, Jr., locally known as "Bill" was born 1912 on his parent's farm three miles west of Hale Center, TX. He grew up there, graduated from Hale Center High School and began farming operations before he met Mary Kyle. The newly arrived little blonde was a teacher in nearby Iowa Avenue School. A brief courtship resulted in a Dallas wedding on July 23, 1936, at the home of her brother, Roy Kyle.
Mary's father, L. L. Kyle, established The Olton Enterprise, Olton, TX, newspaper in 1926, and in 1937 Bill and Mary took over the publication, doing everything from selling ads, writing news, setting type, operation the old linotype machine and printing the newspaper.
Bill served his country in World War II assigned to the Coast Guard Beach Patrol in Florida. He was medically discharged in 1943, and they returned to Olton and The Enterprise. He sold the newspaper in 1950, and bought the Olton Hardware, operating it for six years. He operated his own repair business for several years. He was the City Judge of Olton for numerous years. He served as manager of the ORC swimming pool ten years before retiring.
Retiring in 1975, Bill and Mary bought a motor home so that he could enjoy more of his chief recreation--fishing. But failing health has now limited this activity greatly. Both of them moved into the Runningwater Draw Care Center in Olton, TX in 1994.
Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name William Bailey Smith Jr
Birth Date 14 Dec 1912
Gender Male
Birth Place Hale Center, Hale
Father W B Smith
Father Birth Place Washinton County, Texas
Mother Ella Cook
Mother Birth Place Collin County, Texas
Mother Residence Hale Center Hale, Texas
1920 Hale County, TX Census
William B Smith 48 Head
Ella Smith 35 Wife
Tom C Smith 10 Son
George E Smith 8 Son
William B Smith 7 Son
Salina Smith 5 Daughter
1930 Hale County, TX Census
William B Smith 58 Head
Eller C Smith 45 Wife
Thomas C Smith 21 Son
George E Smith 19 Son
William B Smith 16 Son
Salina J Smith 15 Daughter
Ella V Smith 7 Daughter (Vernice)
1940 Olton, Lamb County, TX
William B Smith Jr. 28 Pulisher, Newspaper
Mary Smith 29 b. NM, Bookkeeper, Newspaper
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name William Bailey Smith Jr
SSN 463228803
Gender Male
Birth Date 14 Dec 1912
Birth Place Hale Center, Texas [Hale County]
Father Name William B Smith
Mother Name Ella Cook
Citizenship or Alien Status U.S. citizen.
Death Date 3 Jun 2004
Claim Date 3 Oct 1974
Type of Claim Duplicate SSN - change or replacement.
Signature on SSN Card WILLIAM B SMITH
Additional Information Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes 14 Jul 1995: Name listed as WILLIAM BAILEY SMITH JR; 30 Sep 1974: Name listed as WILLIAM B SMITH JR; 11 Jun 2004: Name listed as WILLIAM B SMITH
Social Security Death Index Record
Name: William B. Smith
SSN: 463-22-8803
Last Residence: 75137 Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, United States of America (Son's Residence used for his address. HB)
Born: 14 Dec 1912
Died: 3 Jun 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951 )
Obituary Collection, 1930 - 2015
Name of Deceased: William Bailey Smith
Gender: Male
Age at Death: 92
Birth Date: 1912
Death Date: 3 Jun 2004
Obituary Date: 7 Jun 2004
Newspaper Location: Olton, Lamb, Texas, USA
William Bailey "Bill" Smith Jr.
William B. Smith Jr. OLTON -- Funeral services for William "Bill" Bailey Smith Jr., 92, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church. Mr. Smith died Thursday, June 3, 2004, in Olton. Arrangements are by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home.
Published in the Plainview Daily Herald from 6/6/2004 - 6/7/2004.
Source: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/myplainview/obituary.aspx?n=william-baile y-smith-bill&pid=2299881
William Bailey "Bill" Smith, Jr
BIRTH 14 Dec 1912
Hale Center, Hale County, Texas, USA
DEATH 3 Jun 2004 (aged 91)
Olton, Lamb County, Texas, USA
BURIAL
Plainview Memorial Park
Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA
MEMORIAL ID 8977931 ยท View Source
Bill was the son of William Bailey Smith Sr. and and Mary Eleanor "Ella" Cook Smith. He married Mary Elizabeth Kyle on 23 Jul 1936 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, He was the publisher of the newspaper in Olton, Texas. He and Mary had two children, Hazel Elizabeth Smith Bonner and Billy Roy Smith.
Family links:
Parents:
William Bailey Smith (1871 - 1960)
Mary Eleanor Cook Smith (1884 - 1970)
Spouse:
Mary Elizabeth Kyle Smith (1910 - 1998)
Some Siblings:
George Edward Smith (1911 - 2002)
Salina Jane Smith Pearce (1914 - 2002) (m. 1939)
Vernice Smith Wheeler (1922-2015)
Maintained by: Valita
Originally Created by: Rachel Salsman
Record added: Jun 24, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8977931
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8977931/william-bailey-smith
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