Margaret A. Belt, daughter of Edward L. and Sally Hathaway Belt, was born near Montevallo, October 17, 1897, and departed this life May 5, 1966, in the general hospital, Clinton, Mo., where she had been a patient some two weeks. Her death was attributed to a quick form of cancer. At the age of three, her mother passed away, and Margaret made her home with her maternal grandparents until at eight years of age she began keeping house for her father. They moved frequently to be near her father's employment, and she grew up in the Montevallo, Dederick and Harwood communities, later going to Montrose, where she attended high school. In 1916 she was united in marriage to James E. (Ted) Smiley at Montrose, where they made their home. They moved to Clinton in 1927. They were parents of a daughter and two sons. Surviving are her husband of the home, daughter, Mrs. M. F. Parks, and sons, Billy Wayne Smiley, Clinton and Ernest Ted Smiley, Oklahoma City; three grandchildren; one brother, Elba R. Belt, Erie, Kas; other relatives. Mrs. Louis Parker of El Dorado Springs was a niece. Funeral services and burial took place at Clinton Saturday.
Margaret A. Belt, daughter of Edward L. and Sally Hathaway Belt, was born near Montevallo, October 17, 1897, and departed this life May 5, 1966, in the general hospital, Clinton, Mo., where she had been a patient some two weeks. Her death was attributed to a quick form of cancer. At the age of three, her mother passed away, and Margaret made her home with her maternal grandparents until at eight years of age she began keeping house for her father. They moved frequently to be near her father's employment, and she grew up in the Montevallo, Dederick and Harwood communities, later going to Montrose, where she attended high school. In 1916 she was united in marriage to James E. (Ted) Smiley at Montrose, where they made their home. They moved to Clinton in 1927. They were parents of a daughter and two sons. Surviving are her husband of the home, daughter, Mrs. M. F. Parks, and sons, Billy Wayne Smiley, Clinton and Ernest Ted Smiley, Oklahoma City; three grandchildren; one brother, Elba R. Belt, Erie, Kas; other relatives. Mrs. Louis Parker of El Dorado Springs was a niece. Funeral services and burial took place at Clinton Saturday.
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