A. G. Hockersmith, Jr., age 38, died Sunday afternoon after a heart attack on the Benton golf course.
Mr. Hockersmith was a lifelong resident of Benton and a graduate of Benton public schools. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of First Methodist Church. He had been a city alderman here for a number of years.
He was employed by the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company for several years and at the time of his death was office manager and co-owner of the Benton Plumbing Company. He was a former district manager of the Metropolitan Insurance Company. He was a member of the Benton Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Jean Hathcoat Hockersmith; two sons, Mike and Tim Hockersmith of Benton; a daughter, Joyce Hockersmith of Benton; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hockersmith of Benton; and a brother, James Lee Hockersmith of Texas.
Funeral was Tuesday by Ashby Funeral Service. Burial was at New Rosemont Cemetery. (from the Benton Courier, Thursday, July 28, 1960)
Mr. Hockersmith was a lifelong resident of Benton and a graduate of Benton public schools. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of First Methodist Church. He had been a city alderman here for a number of years.
He was employed by the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company for several years and at the time of his death was office manager and co-owner of the Benton Plumbing Company. He was a former district manager of the Metropolitan Insurance Company. He was a member of the Benton Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Jean Hathcoat Hockersmith; two sons, Mike and Tim Hockersmith of Benton; a daughter, Joyce Hockersmith of Benton; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hockersmith of Benton; and a brother, James Lee Hockersmith of Texas.
Funeral was Tuesday by Ashby Funeral Service. Burial was at New Rosemont Cemetery. (from the Benton Courier, Thursday, July 28, 1960)
A. G. Hockersmith, Jr., age 38, died Sunday afternoon after a heart attack on the Benton golf course.
Mr. Hockersmith was a lifelong resident of Benton and a graduate of Benton public schools. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of First Methodist Church. He had been a city alderman here for a number of years.
He was employed by the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company for several years and at the time of his death was office manager and co-owner of the Benton Plumbing Company. He was a former district manager of the Metropolitan Insurance Company. He was a member of the Benton Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Jean Hathcoat Hockersmith; two sons, Mike and Tim Hockersmith of Benton; a daughter, Joyce Hockersmith of Benton; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hockersmith of Benton; and a brother, James Lee Hockersmith of Texas.
Funeral was Tuesday by Ashby Funeral Service. Burial was at New Rosemont Cemetery. (from the Benton Courier, Thursday, July 28, 1960)
Mr. Hockersmith was a lifelong resident of Benton and a graduate of Benton public schools. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of First Methodist Church. He had been a city alderman here for a number of years.
He was employed by the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company for several years and at the time of his death was office manager and co-owner of the Benton Plumbing Company. He was a former district manager of the Metropolitan Insurance Company. He was a member of the Benton Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Jean Hathcoat Hockersmith; two sons, Mike and Tim Hockersmith of Benton; a daughter, Joyce Hockersmith of Benton; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hockersmith of Benton; and a brother, James Lee Hockersmith of Texas.
Funeral was Tuesday by Ashby Funeral Service. Burial was at New Rosemont Cemetery. (from the Benton Courier, Thursday, July 28, 1960)
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