Family Group Sheet
NameJames Arthur Smith
Birth4 Nov 1882, Winfield, Cowley Co., Kansas
Death26 Aug 1962, Clovis, Curry Co., New Mexico
BurialMission Gardens of Memory, Clovis, Curry Co., New Mexico
SpouseMabel Gray
Birth13 Dec 1888, Cherry Box, Shelby Co., Missouri
Death6 Nov 1978, Clovis, Curry Co., New Mexico
BurialMission Gardens of Memory, Clovis, Curry Co., New Mexico
FatherJefferson Davis Gray (1860-1950)
MotherElla Belle Spencer (1861-1941)
Other spousesEdward Fielding Clarke, 5C3R
Notes for Mabel Gray
Her gravestone, photo on FindaGrave.com, says “Mother: Mabel Gray Abdill Smith 1888 - 1978”
Her obituary reported:
“Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Gray Abdill Smith, 89, who died Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Aragon with whom she resided, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday from Steed Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Robert Sawyer of the Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories under the direction of Steel-Todd Funeral Home.
Mrs. Smith was born Dec. 13, 1888 in Cherry Box, Mo. and had resided in New Mexico for many years. She was educated in Oklahoma and spent several years working in a law office. She later moved to Clovis to be near her son, the late Wylmer Abdul. She was one of the organizers of the Senior Citizens Center of Clovis and served as its secretary for many years. She wrote a weekly column for the News-Journal and was the author of life stories about many of the senior citizens.
Survivors include seven grandchildren, Charles Abdill and Bill Abdill both of Clovis among them; and cousins from Hereford, Texas, Nellie and Glen Blue.
Pallbearers will be Richard Aragon, Richard Stanley, Artie McDowell, Tom Wier, J. H. Brown, B. F. Waldrop, W. R. Park. All senior citizens will be honorary bearers.”
Her obituary reported:
“Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Gray Abdill Smith, 89, who died Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Aragon with whom she resided, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday from Steed Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Robert Sawyer of the Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories under the direction of Steel-Todd Funeral Home.
Mrs. Smith was born Dec. 13, 1888 in Cherry Box, Mo. and had resided in New Mexico for many years. She was educated in Oklahoma and spent several years working in a law office. She later moved to Clovis to be near her son, the late Wylmer Abdul. She was one of the organizers of the Senior Citizens Center of Clovis and served as its secretary for many years. She wrote a weekly column for the News-Journal and was the author of life stories about many of the senior citizens.
Survivors include seven grandchildren, Charles Abdill and Bill Abdill both of Clovis among them; and cousins from Hereford, Texas, Nellie and Glen Blue.
Pallbearers will be Richard Aragon, Richard Stanley, Artie McDowell, Tom Wier, J. H. Brown, B. F. Waldrop, W. R. Park. All senior citizens will be honorary bearers.”
