
| 49. | i. | ANNIE LAURA6 SMATHERS, b. September 06, 1902, Haywood Co., NC; d. July 21, 1979, Buncombe Co., NC. | |
| 50. | ii. | NELLIE FRANCIS SMATHERS, b. November 17, 1905, Haywood Co., NC; d. April 03, 1989. | |
| 51. | iii. | WILLIAM PERRY SMATHERS, b. September 26, 1910, Haywood Co., NC; d. June 11, 1984, Haywood Co., NC. | |
| 52. | iv. | ROBERT RAY SMATHERS, b. March 26, 1913, Haywood Co., NC; d. March 10, 1985, Haywood Co., NC. |
| 53. | i. | THOMAS ALVIN "DOOGAN"6 ARRINGTON, b. April 04, 1902, Haywood Co., NC; d. September 20, 1957, Haywood Co., NC. | |
| 54. | ii. | LAURA LOU ELLA ARRINGTON, b. 1904; d. September 15, 1968, Haywood Co., NC. | |
| iii. | RATIO ALONZO ARRINGTON, b. 1908, Haywood Co., NC; d. March 09, 1979, Buncombe Co., NC. |
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Notes for RATIO ALONZO ARRINGTON: Mountaineer Newspaper, Aug 10, 1922, Saunook News: Mr Ratio Arrington happened to a very painful accident Tuesday of last week while playing ball, falling and breaking his collar bone. We are glad to say he is getting on nicely. Ratio Alonzo Arrington, 71, died Friday (3/9/1979) in an Asheville hospital. He was a native of Haywood County and a son of the late Ratio and Rhoda Smathers Arrington. He was a retired orchardist and WW II veteran having served in the US Army in Europe. He is survived by sister Ora Hawkins and several nieces and nephews. Services were held at 3:30 PM Sunday at Red Bank Baptist Church and burial was in Red Bank Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tommy Arrington, Arthur Corbin, Harry Lee Hawkins, Freddie Marcus, Bill Stephens and Jack Rabb. |
| 55. | iv. | ORA ISIBELLA ARRINGTON, b. February 04, 1910, Haywood Co., NC; d. 1979. | |
| 56. | v. | MARY E. ARRINGTON, b. September 18, 1918, Haywood Co., NC; d. January 12, 1976, Haywood Co., NC. |
| 57. | i. | ROY NANDO6 STEPHENS, b. August 24, 1911, Haywood Co., NC; d. April 21, 1979. | |
| 58. | ii. | JULIUS HERSHAL STEPHENS, b. September 24, 1913, Haywood Co., NC; d. February 14, 1977. | |
| 59. | iii. | ALMA FRANCES STEPHENS, b. November 05, 1916, Haywood Co., NC. | |
| 60. | iv. | WILLIAM WILFORD "BILL" STEPHENS, b. May 28, 1924, Haywood Co., NC; d. June 24, 1992, Haywood Co., NC. |
| 61. | i. | LORA ETHEL6 SMATHERS, b. December 01, 1910, Haywood Co., NC. | |
| ii. | ROBERT FRANKLIN SMATHERS, b. October 15, 1914, Haywood Co., NC; d. May 27, 1946, Buncombe Co., NC. |
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Notes for ROBERT FRANKLIN SMATHERS: May 31, 1946, front page story of The Mountaineer Newspaper. Robert Franklin Smathers, Veteran dies in Oteen Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church for Robert Franklin Smathers, 31, veteran of World War II who died at Oteen Government Hospital at 9:30 PM Tuesday where he had been a patient for some time. Officiating ministers were Reverend W.H. Whitlock, Reverend Nando Stephens and Reverend Lush Rogers. Burial was in the Red Bank Cemetery on the Balsam Road. Serving as pallbearers were cousins as follows: Ratio Arrington, James Garrett, Jack Rabb, Gene Smathers, Bonner Rabb, Gordon Smathers, William Stephens, Lloyd Derrick and Claude Smathers. Mr. Smathers served for 3 and 1/2 years in the armed forces, 30 months of which were spent in the European Theater of operation. He was attached to the 82nd Airborne Division and was entitiled to wear the EAMT Ribbon with six bronze service stars, one Silver Arrowhead, Distinguished Unit Badge, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Good Conduct Medal and Victory Medal of World War II. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smathers and is survived by his parents, one brother Don Smathers, at home, three sisters Mrs. Zeb Bryson of Waynesville, Mrs. Ed Smith of Canton and Miss. Louise Smathers at home. Wade Haskett told Elsie Smathers the following story. Haskett approached Elsie while at work and said "I'm going to tell you what happened at Bill Rabb's house that morning. We were all up there and been drinking for a while and Robert was becoming drunk. Bill Rabb, who had been drinking heavily, told Robert to leave his house. Robert left the house and went outside and sat down near a shed. It was raining. Bill Rabb came outside the house and told Robert to leave his house. Robert had been drinking to the point where he could not get up. Bill Rabb became angry and picked up a large rock and hit Robert in the back of the head. Robert fell to the ground and did not move. Bill Rabb went back into the house. About 1 PM we noticed that Robert was still laying out in the rain and had not moved. We went outside and Bill Rabb and "Bad Eye" Cagle brought Robert back into the house." Haskett then said he left the house and ran into Alonzo Arrington and told him Robert had been hurt. Alonzo went and told Frank Smathers about Robert and Frank went to check on Robert. While at Bill Rabb's house the men told Frank that Robert had been drinking with them and had climbed a tree and fell out injuring his neck. Robert was paralyzed. Frank went and got Jack Rabb's car and returned to Bill Rabb's and placed Robert in the car and brought him home. Robert could not move and when he spoke he was incoherent. A doctor was called who came and examined Robert. After the examination the doctor advised Frank to move Robert to the Veterans Hospital at Oteen. An ambulance was called and Robert was transported to Oteen. This "accident" occurred on May 20, 1946 and Robert died at Oteen on May 27, 1946. |
| 62. | iii. | ELSIE MAE SMATHERS, b. March 21, 1919, Haywood Co., NC. | |
| 63. | iv. | WILLIAM DONALD SMATHERS, b. November 07, 1923, Haywood Co., NC; d. July 05, 1998, Haywood Co., NC. | |
| 64. | v. | WILMA LOUISE SMATHERS, b. June 19, 1929, Haywood Co., NC. |
| i. | GEORGIA EVELYN6 SMATHERS, b. January 13, 1913, Haywood Co., NC; d. June 28, 1976, Haywood Co., NC; m. WILLIE WARREN KILBY; b. May 22, 1910; d. January 31, 1954, Haywood Co., NC. |
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Notes for GEORGIA EVELYN SMATHERS: Evelyn Smathers Kilby, 63, Rt. 1, Waynesville died Monday (6/28/1976) in the Haywood County Hospital after a long illness. Services will be held at 2PM Thursday at Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church with burial in Red Bank Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles and Jerry Phillips, Eddie Barton, Tim, Joe and Robert Smathers. She was a native of Haywood County and a daughter of Pearl Price Smathers and the late Charlie Smathers. She was the widow of the late Warren Kilby who died in 1954. Survived by two sisters Mrs. Frank Crawford and Mrs. Lymuel Phillips, two brothers Claude Smathers of Waynesville and Charles A. Smathers of Boone. |
| ii. | EDITH SMATHERS, b. July 21, 1915, Haywood Co., NC; d. August 17, 1915, Haywood Co., NC. |
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Notes for EDITH SMATHERS: Edith was the first person buried in Red Bank Cemetery. |
| 65. | iii. | CHARLES ARTHUR "TOM" SMATHERS, b. December 14, 1917, Haywood Co., NC; d. September 02, 1984, Watauga Co., NC. | |
| iv. | RUTH "TOOT" SMATHERS, b. April 09, 1920, Haywood Co., NC; m. FRANK BENJAMIN CRAWFORD; b. May 28, 1911; d. January 09, 1992. | ||
| 66. | v. | CLAUDE EIVEN "DOCK" SMATHERS, b. August 12, 1922, Haywood Co., NC; d. May 22, 1986, Haywood Co., NC. | |
| 67. | vi. | BONNIE JEAN SMATHERS, b. 1930. |