Mr. and Mrs. Otis Smith - 50th Anniversary - Bronte, Coke County, TX

Submitted by Jo M. Collier
January 2010

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Robert Lee Observer, Robert Lee, Coke county, TX - January 4, 1980

Mr. and Mrs. Otis Smith to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary Sunday

Mr. and Mrs. Otis Smith of Bronte will be honored with a 50th wedding 
anniversary reception Sunday, Jan. 6, at their home one mile north of
Bronte. All their friends and relatives are invited to come by between 
two and four p.m.

Hosts for the reception are the couple's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and 
Mrs. E. S. Herring of Junction.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith were married Jan. 4, 1930, at the Bronte Baptist parsonage 
by Rev. Deweese.

Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Mrs. Lem Cowley. Mr. Smith is the son of the late 
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith, longtime Bronte residents.

The Smiths are active in community affairs. He was In the butane business for 
several years and is still active in looking after his ranch interests. He has 
served as Coke County Commissioner for Precinct 2 and continues to work in Civil 
Defense activities, presently serving as the Coke County Civil Defense director. 
They are members of the First Baptist Church and Mrs. Smith is a member of the 
University Club.

The Smiths have one daughter, Jean Herring; three grandchildren, Mrs. Mike (Donna) 
Gosney of El Paso, Capt. Randy Sheppard of Del Rio and Ricky Sheppard of Austin; 
and three great-grandchildren. 

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