Wrae Ward Smith
Wagram
Mrs. Wrae Ward Smith, 91, a leader of the Wagram community for over 50 years died peacefully Thursday, May 4, at Scotia Village in Laurinburg.
A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Wagram officiated by the Revs. Van Ingram and John Hoit.
Born August 3, 1908 in Belvedere, NC to Thomas Ward and Hannah Weston, she attended Meredith College and graduated from East Carolina University. Her teaching career spanned 41 years in Elizabeth City, Sanford, Snead's Grove, Poplar Branch and included 25 years at Wagram Elementary School. She retired in 1973.
Her marriage to Daniel W. Smith in 1935 brought her to the Wagram/Riverton community, and when they moved there in 1945, she became active in Spring Hill Baptist Church and the Home Demonstration Club. Mr. And Mrs. Smith lived in the Charles Livingston Smith House on the Dan Smith Road, which was built in 1825. Mrs. Smith began a family tree of the Riverton kin and was a colorful source of local history and lore. In 1961, she founded the annual Fourth of July Riverton Picnic which now attracts upwards of 175 cousins and friends.
Surviving are a son, Daniel White Smith, Jr. of Riverton; a daughter, Mrs. Kent A. (Carolyn Wrae) Morgan of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and grandsons, Daniel White Smith, III and Matthew Livingston Smith.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium in Laurinburg.
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Her dads death record listing Hannah's grandparents:
Name Thomas R. Ward
Event Type Death
Event Date 10 Jan 1951
Event Place Whiteston, Perquimans, North Carolina
Birth Year 1864
Burial Date 12 Jan 1951
Burial Place , Gates, Nc
Cemetery Renelson Churchyard
Residence Place Whiteston, Perquimans, NC
Address RFD
Gender Male
Age 89
Marital Status Widowed
Race (Original) W
Occupation Farmer
Birth Date 07 May 1864
Birthplace Nc
Father's Name Baker Ward
Mother's Name Mary Simpson
Additional Relatives X
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Wagram
Mrs. Wrae Ward Smith, 91, a leader of the Wagram community for over 50 years died peacefully Thursday, May 4, at Scotia Village in Laurinburg.
A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Wagram officiated by the Revs. Van Ingram and John Hoit.
Born August 3, 1908 in Belvedere, NC to Thomas Ward and Hannah Weston, she attended Meredith College and graduated from East Carolina University. Her teaching career spanned 41 years in Elizabeth City, Sanford, Snead's Grove, Poplar Branch and included 25 years at Wagram Elementary School. She retired in 1973.
Her marriage to Daniel W. Smith in 1935 brought her to the Wagram/Riverton community, and when they moved there in 1945, she became active in Spring Hill Baptist Church and the Home Demonstration Club. Mr. And Mrs. Smith lived in the Charles Livingston Smith House on the Dan Smith Road, which was built in 1825. Mrs. Smith began a family tree of the Riverton kin and was a colorful source of local history and lore. In 1961, she founded the annual Fourth of July Riverton Picnic which now attracts upwards of 175 cousins and friends.
Surviving are a son, Daniel White Smith, Jr. of Riverton; a daughter, Mrs. Kent A. (Carolyn Wrae) Morgan of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and grandsons, Daniel White Smith, III and Matthew Livingston Smith.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium in Laurinburg.
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Her dads death record listing Hannah's grandparents:
Name Thomas R. Ward
Event Type Death
Event Date 10 Jan 1951
Event Place Whiteston, Perquimans, North Carolina
Birth Year 1864
Burial Date 12 Jan 1951
Burial Place , Gates, Nc
Cemetery Renelson Churchyard
Residence Place Whiteston, Perquimans, NC
Address RFD
Gender Male
Age 89
Marital Status Widowed
Race (Original) W
Occupation Farmer
Birth Date 07 May 1864
Birthplace Nc
Father's Name Baker Ward
Mother's Name Mary Simpson
Additional Relatives X
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Wrae Ward Smith
Wagram
Mrs. Wrae Ward Smith, 91, a leader of the Wagram community for over 50 years died peacefully Thursday, May 4, at Scotia Village in Laurinburg.
A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Wagram officiated by the Revs. Van Ingram and John Hoit.
Born August 3, 1908 in Belvedere, NC to Thomas Ward and Hannah Weston, she attended Meredith College and graduated from East Carolina University. Her teaching career spanned 41 years in Elizabeth City, Sanford, Snead's Grove, Poplar Branch and included 25 years at Wagram Elementary School. She retired in 1973.
Her marriage to Daniel W. Smith in 1935 brought her to the Wagram/Riverton community, and when they moved there in 1945, she became active in Spring Hill Baptist Church and the Home Demonstration Club. Mr. And Mrs. Smith lived in the Charles Livingston Smith House on the Dan Smith Road, which was built in 1825. Mrs. Smith began a family tree of the Riverton kin and was a colorful source of local history and lore. In 1961, she founded the annual Fourth of July Riverton Picnic which now attracts upwards of 175 cousins and friends.
Surviving are a son, Daniel White Smith, Jr. of Riverton; a daughter, Mrs. Kent A. (Carolyn Wrae) Morgan of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and grandsons, Daniel White Smith, III and Matthew Livingston Smith.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium in Laurinburg.
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Her dads death record listing Hannah's grandparents:
Name Thomas R. Ward
Event Type Death
Event Date 10 Jan 1951
Event Place Whiteston, Perquimans, North Carolina
Birth Year 1864
Burial Date 12 Jan 1951
Burial Place , Gates, Nc
Cemetery Renelson Churchyard
Residence Place Whiteston, Perquimans, NC
Address RFD
Gender Male
Age 89
Marital Status Widowed
Race (Original) W
Occupation Farmer
Birth Date 07 May 1864
Birthplace Nc
Father's Name Baker Ward
Mother's Name Mary Simpson
Additional Relatives X
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Wagram
Mrs. Wrae Ward Smith, 91, a leader of the Wagram community for over 50 years died peacefully Thursday, May 4, at Scotia Village in Laurinburg.
A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Wagram officiated by the Revs. Van Ingram and John Hoit.
Born August 3, 1908 in Belvedere, NC to Thomas Ward and Hannah Weston, she attended Meredith College and graduated from East Carolina University. Her teaching career spanned 41 years in Elizabeth City, Sanford, Snead's Grove, Poplar Branch and included 25 years at Wagram Elementary School. She retired in 1973.
Her marriage to Daniel W. Smith in 1935 brought her to the Wagram/Riverton community, and when they moved there in 1945, she became active in Spring Hill Baptist Church and the Home Demonstration Club. Mr. And Mrs. Smith lived in the Charles Livingston Smith House on the Dan Smith Road, which was built in 1825. Mrs. Smith began a family tree of the Riverton kin and was a colorful source of local history and lore. In 1961, she founded the annual Fourth of July Riverton Picnic which now attracts upwards of 175 cousins and friends.
Surviving are a son, Daniel White Smith, Jr. of Riverton; a daughter, Mrs. Kent A. (Carolyn Wrae) Morgan of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and grandsons, Daniel White Smith, III and Matthew Livingston Smith.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium in Laurinburg.
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Her dads death record listing Hannah's grandparents:
Name Thomas R. Ward
Event Type Death
Event Date 10 Jan 1951
Event Place Whiteston, Perquimans, North Carolina
Birth Year 1864
Burial Date 12 Jan 1951
Burial Place , Gates, Nc
Cemetery Renelson Churchyard
Residence Place Whiteston, Perquimans, NC
Address RFD
Gender Male
Age 89
Marital Status Widowed
Race (Original) W
Occupation Farmer
Birth Date 07 May 1864
Birthplace Nc
Father's Name Baker Ward
Mother's Name Mary Simpson
Additional Relatives X
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