Two Hutchinson County residents died Monday in a two vehicle collision that left an Amarillo man injured, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
Dead are W.L. Smith, 58, and his wife, Helen, 56, both of Fritch.
DPS officials said the accident happened at the intersection of Farm Road 1912 and the Fritch Highway northeast of Amarillo Monday afternoon.
Johnny L. Payne, 26, of Amarillo remained in stable condition with head injuries today at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo as funeral arrangements were under way for the Fritch couple.
Department of Public Safety troopers said Payne was driving a 1984 Nisson [sic] pickup westbound on FM1912and after stopping at a stop sign, entered the intersection.
Mrs. Smith was driving a 1982 Ford north on Highway 136 when the two vehicles collided in the intersection sparking a fire in the Ford.
Troopers said the fire was extinguished by Amarillo Fire Department before it reached the passenger compartment.
Mrs. Smith and her husband were both wearing seat belts at the time of the accident, officers said, but they were unable to determine whether Payne had been wearing a safety belt.
Mrs. Smith died at the Amarillo hospital about an hour after the collision and her husband died an hour later.
Potter County Justice of the Peace Lewis C. Brazier, acting coroner, conducted a preliminary inquest at the scene and ordered autopsys on both victims.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains in Borger.
Rev. Reyndol Russell, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, will officiate.
Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Ed Brown and Sons Funeral Directors.
Mr. Smith was a retired lab technician for Phillips Petroleum Company for 39 years, retiring in July 1986. He was a native of Tell, Texas, and a Fritch resident for 12 years.
The couple is survived by his son, Steve Smith of Fritch; his daughter, Debbie Brewer of Borger; her sons, Dale Gardner of White Deer and Wesley Gardner of Panhandle; and her daughter, Sheryl Harmon, Dallas.
Services for Mrs. Smith are pending with Smith-Fox Funeral Home in Panhandle.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Tuesday, November 25, 1986)
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Funeral services for W.L. "Bud" Smith, 58, 213 Goodnight, Fritch, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains, with Rev. Reyndal Russell, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, officiating.
Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Ed Brown and Sons Funeral Directors.
Smith died Monday following a two-vehicle collision northeast of Amarillo at the intersection of Hwy. 136 and Farm Road 1912.
He was a lab technician for 39 years for Phillips Petroleum Company. He retired in July 1986.
A native of Tell, Texas, Smith was a Fritch resident for 12 years.
Survivors include a son, Steve Smith, Fritch; a daughter, Debbie Brewer, Borger; two step-sons, Dale Gardiner, White Deer, and Wesley Gardiner Panhandle; one step-daughter, Sheryl Gardiner, Dallas; a brother, Bobby Smith of California; a sister, Mary Gay, Borger, and six grandchildren.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Wednesday, November 26, 1986)
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: William Smith
Last Residence:
79036 Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
BORN: 22 Dec 1927
Died: Nov 1986
Dead are W.L. Smith, 58, and his wife, Helen, 56, both of Fritch.
DPS officials said the accident happened at the intersection of Farm Road 1912 and the Fritch Highway northeast of Amarillo Monday afternoon.
Johnny L. Payne, 26, of Amarillo remained in stable condition with head injuries today at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo as funeral arrangements were under way for the Fritch couple.
Department of Public Safety troopers said Payne was driving a 1984 Nisson [sic] pickup westbound on FM1912and after stopping at a stop sign, entered the intersection.
Mrs. Smith was driving a 1982 Ford north on Highway 136 when the two vehicles collided in the intersection sparking a fire in the Ford.
Troopers said the fire was extinguished by Amarillo Fire Department before it reached the passenger compartment.
Mrs. Smith and her husband were both wearing seat belts at the time of the accident, officers said, but they were unable to determine whether Payne had been wearing a safety belt.
Mrs. Smith died at the Amarillo hospital about an hour after the collision and her husband died an hour later.
Potter County Justice of the Peace Lewis C. Brazier, acting coroner, conducted a preliminary inquest at the scene and ordered autopsys on both victims.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains in Borger.
Rev. Reyndol Russell, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, will officiate.
Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Ed Brown and Sons Funeral Directors.
Mr. Smith was a retired lab technician for Phillips Petroleum Company for 39 years, retiring in July 1986. He was a native of Tell, Texas, and a Fritch resident for 12 years.
The couple is survived by his son, Steve Smith of Fritch; his daughter, Debbie Brewer of Borger; her sons, Dale Gardner of White Deer and Wesley Gardner of Panhandle; and her daughter, Sheryl Harmon, Dallas.
Services for Mrs. Smith are pending with Smith-Fox Funeral Home in Panhandle.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Tuesday, November 25, 1986)
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Funeral services for W.L. "Bud" Smith, 58, 213 Goodnight, Fritch, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains, with Rev. Reyndal Russell, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, officiating.
Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Ed Brown and Sons Funeral Directors.
Smith died Monday following a two-vehicle collision northeast of Amarillo at the intersection of Hwy. 136 and Farm Road 1912.
He was a lab technician for 39 years for Phillips Petroleum Company. He retired in July 1986.
A native of Tell, Texas, Smith was a Fritch resident for 12 years.
Survivors include a son, Steve Smith, Fritch; a daughter, Debbie Brewer, Borger; two step-sons, Dale Gardiner, White Deer, and Wesley Gardiner Panhandle; one step-daughter, Sheryl Gardiner, Dallas; a brother, Bobby Smith of California; a sister, Mary Gay, Borger, and six grandchildren.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Wednesday, November 26, 1986)
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: William Smith
Last Residence:
79036 Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
BORN: 22 Dec 1927
Died: Nov 1986
Two Hutchinson County residents died Monday in a two vehicle collision that left an Amarillo man injured, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
Dead are W.L. Smith, 58, and his wife, Helen, 56, both of Fritch.
DPS officials said the accident happened at the intersection of Farm Road 1912 and the Fritch Highway northeast of Amarillo Monday afternoon.
Johnny L. Payne, 26, of Amarillo remained in stable condition with head injuries today at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo as funeral arrangements were under way for the Fritch couple.
Department of Public Safety troopers said Payne was driving a 1984 Nisson [sic] pickup westbound on FM1912and after stopping at a stop sign, entered the intersection.
Mrs. Smith was driving a 1982 Ford north on Highway 136 when the two vehicles collided in the intersection sparking a fire in the Ford.
Troopers said the fire was extinguished by Amarillo Fire Department before it reached the passenger compartment.
Mrs. Smith and her husband were both wearing seat belts at the time of the accident, officers said, but they were unable to determine whether Payne had been wearing a safety belt.
Mrs. Smith died at the Amarillo hospital about an hour after the collision and her husband died an hour later.
Potter County Justice of the Peace Lewis C. Brazier, acting coroner, conducted a preliminary inquest at the scene and ordered autopsys on both victims.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains in Borger.
Rev. Reyndol Russell, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, will officiate.
Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Ed Brown and Sons Funeral Directors.
Mr. Smith was a retired lab technician for Phillips Petroleum Company for 39 years, retiring in July 1986. He was a native of Tell, Texas, and a Fritch resident for 12 years.
The couple is survived by his son, Steve Smith of Fritch; his daughter, Debbie Brewer of Borger; her sons, Dale Gardner of White Deer and Wesley Gardner of Panhandle; and her daughter, Sheryl Harmon, Dallas.
Services for Mrs. Smith are pending with Smith-Fox Funeral Home in Panhandle.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Tuesday, November 25, 1986)
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Funeral services for W.L. "Bud" Smith, 58, 213 Goodnight, Fritch, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains, with Rev. Reyndal Russell, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, officiating.
Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Ed Brown and Sons Funeral Directors.
Smith died Monday following a two-vehicle collision northeast of Amarillo at the intersection of Hwy. 136 and Farm Road 1912.
He was a lab technician for 39 years for Phillips Petroleum Company. He retired in July 1986.
A native of Tell, Texas, Smith was a Fritch resident for 12 years.
Survivors include a son, Steve Smith, Fritch; a daughter, Debbie Brewer, Borger; two step-sons, Dale Gardiner, White Deer, and Wesley Gardiner Panhandle; one step-daughter, Sheryl Gardiner, Dallas; a brother, Bobby Smith of California; a sister, Mary Gay, Borger, and six grandchildren.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Wednesday, November 26, 1986)
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: William Smith
Last Residence:
79036 Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
BORN: 22 Dec 1927
Died: Nov 1986
Dead are W.L. Smith, 58, and his wife, Helen, 56, both of Fritch.
DPS officials said the accident happened at the intersection of Farm Road 1912 and the Fritch Highway northeast of Amarillo Monday afternoon.
Johnny L. Payne, 26, of Amarillo remained in stable condition with head injuries today at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo as funeral arrangements were under way for the Fritch couple.
Department of Public Safety troopers said Payne was driving a 1984 Nisson [sic] pickup westbound on FM1912and after stopping at a stop sign, entered the intersection.
Mrs. Smith was driving a 1982 Ford north on Highway 136 when the two vehicles collided in the intersection sparking a fire in the Ford.
Troopers said the fire was extinguished by Amarillo Fire Department before it reached the passenger compartment.
Mrs. Smith and her husband were both wearing seat belts at the time of the accident, officers said, but they were unable to determine whether Payne had been wearing a safety belt.
Mrs. Smith died at the Amarillo hospital about an hour after the collision and her husband died an hour later.
Potter County Justice of the Peace Lewis C. Brazier, acting coroner, conducted a preliminary inquest at the scene and ordered autopsys on both victims.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains in Borger.
Rev. Reyndol Russell, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, will officiate.
Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Ed Brown and Sons Funeral Directors.
Mr. Smith was a retired lab technician for Phillips Petroleum Company for 39 years, retiring in July 1986. He was a native of Tell, Texas, and a Fritch resident for 12 years.
The couple is survived by his son, Steve Smith of Fritch; his daughter, Debbie Brewer of Borger; her sons, Dale Gardner of White Deer and Wesley Gardner of Panhandle; and her daughter, Sheryl Harmon, Dallas.
Services for Mrs. Smith are pending with Smith-Fox Funeral Home in Panhandle.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Tuesday, November 25, 1986)
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Funeral services for W.L. "Bud" Smith, 58, 213 Goodnight, Fritch, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brown's Chapel of the Fountains, with Rev. Reyndal Russell, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, officiating.
Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Ed Brown and Sons Funeral Directors.
Smith died Monday following a two-vehicle collision northeast of Amarillo at the intersection of Hwy. 136 and Farm Road 1912.
He was a lab technician for 39 years for Phillips Petroleum Company. He retired in July 1986.
A native of Tell, Texas, Smith was a Fritch resident for 12 years.
Survivors include a son, Steve Smith, Fritch; a daughter, Debbie Brewer, Borger; two step-sons, Dale Gardiner, White Deer, and Wesley Gardiner Panhandle; one step-daughter, Sheryl Gardiner, Dallas; a brother, Bobby Smith of California; a sister, Mary Gay, Borger, and six grandchildren.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Wednesday, November 26, 1986)
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: William Smith
Last Residence:
79036 Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
BORN: 22 Dec 1927
Died: Nov 1986
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