CHARLESTON -- Ellie W. Smith, 88, died Friday, July 7, 1995, at the Charleston Manor.
She was born Oct. 29, 1906, in Melbourne, Ark., the daughter of Tom and Nora Jane Dowdle Smith.
She lived in Charleston since 1952. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Charleston and the Kingshighway Chapter of the D.A.R.
She is survived by numerous cousins.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gerald Collier officiating.
Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home.
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