Married
(1) Mattie Ellen Altizer, September, 1925 in Tarrant County, TX
(2) Juanita Crawford, September, 1934 in Tarrant County, TX
(3) Juanita Gunter
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tuesday, July 11, 1939, p. 1:
The law stepped in Tuesday in behalf of a critically ill man who wishes to see his three sons once more.
On application of E. K. Smith, 1113 East Hattie Street, the sick man's father, Mrs. Mattie Ellen Atkinson was ordered by Judge Power of Ninety-sixth District Court Tuesday noon to take Holland Morgan Smith Jr., 12; James Smith, 10, and Gordon Smith, 8, immediately to see their father at All Saints' Hospital.
Holland Smith, 35, was critically ill of pneumonia which developed as an aftermath of an operation.
In the application, his father stated that the mother had refused to take the children to see her divorced husband, and that their foster father, Will Atkinson, forbade them to leave the house.
The court said that if the mother did not comply with the ruling, the grandfather was to take the children to see their father.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Wednesday, July 12, 1939, p. 1:
The three sons who did not see their father alive again when a court order granting the visit came too late Tuesday will be permitted to attend the funeral of Holland Smith Thursday if they wish.
Will Atkinson, stepfather of Holland Morgan, 12; James, 10, and Gordon Leon Smith, 8, told Child Support Officer Atkins Wednesday that he would comply with the boys' wishes in the matter.
He added that when the boy's grandfather, E. K. Smith, 1113 East Hattie Street, came to the Atkinson home at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and woke them up with the statement that the children's father was dying, he refused to let them go with the elder Smith.
He said E. K. Smith did not explain the details and that they knew nothing of Holland Smith's condition.
"He hadn't been anxious to see the kids before," the child support officer quoted Atkinson as saying.
The boys had lived with their mother and stepfather ever since the Holland Smiths were divorced in 1934, although the eldest son lived with his father a few months.
Mrs. Atkinson said Wednesday they had never refused to let her ex-husband or his family see the children.
E. K. Smith obtained a Ninety-sixth District Court order at 1 p.m. Tuesday instructing the mother of the children to take them to the hospital to see their father, which he charged she had refused to do.
The latter died shortly before 2 p.m. while legal processes were being concluded.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith, 34-year-old structural steel worker, will be held about noon Thursday at Gause-Ware Memorial Chapel, with burial in the Nelson Cemetery north of Azle.
He is survived also by his third wife and infant daughter, Anita Faithe Smith; his mother, Mrs. E. K. Smith; and two brothers, Rev. W. L. Smith, Rio Hondo, and Wallace Smith, Los Fresnos.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Friday, July 14, 1939, p. 11:
Holland Smith's three sons Thursxday paid him the visit he requested a short time before his death Tuesday afternoon.
The boys, Holland Morgan, 12, James, 10, and Gordon Leon, 8, attended funeral services for their father at Gause-Ware Memorial Chapel. They sat with their father's widow and infant daughter and other relatives.
Tuesday, a court order was issued to force the sons' attendance at the father's hospital bed. Before it could be executed, he died.
Rev. Harry Lee Spencer preached final rites for the father, and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
The boys are living with their mother and their stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Will Atkinson.
(1) Mattie Ellen Altizer, September, 1925 in Tarrant County, TX
(2) Juanita Crawford, September, 1934 in Tarrant County, TX
(3) Juanita Gunter
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tuesday, July 11, 1939, p. 1:
The law stepped in Tuesday in behalf of a critically ill man who wishes to see his three sons once more.
On application of E. K. Smith, 1113 East Hattie Street, the sick man's father, Mrs. Mattie Ellen Atkinson was ordered by Judge Power of Ninety-sixth District Court Tuesday noon to take Holland Morgan Smith Jr., 12; James Smith, 10, and Gordon Smith, 8, immediately to see their father at All Saints' Hospital.
Holland Smith, 35, was critically ill of pneumonia which developed as an aftermath of an operation.
In the application, his father stated that the mother had refused to take the children to see her divorced husband, and that their foster father, Will Atkinson, forbade them to leave the house.
The court said that if the mother did not comply with the ruling, the grandfather was to take the children to see their father.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Wednesday, July 12, 1939, p. 1:
The three sons who did not see their father alive again when a court order granting the visit came too late Tuesday will be permitted to attend the funeral of Holland Smith Thursday if they wish.
Will Atkinson, stepfather of Holland Morgan, 12; James, 10, and Gordon Leon Smith, 8, told Child Support Officer Atkins Wednesday that he would comply with the boys' wishes in the matter.
He added that when the boy's grandfather, E. K. Smith, 1113 East Hattie Street, came to the Atkinson home at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and woke them up with the statement that the children's father was dying, he refused to let them go with the elder Smith.
He said E. K. Smith did not explain the details and that they knew nothing of Holland Smith's condition.
"He hadn't been anxious to see the kids before," the child support officer quoted Atkinson as saying.
The boys had lived with their mother and stepfather ever since the Holland Smiths were divorced in 1934, although the eldest son lived with his father a few months.
Mrs. Atkinson said Wednesday they had never refused to let her ex-husband or his family see the children.
E. K. Smith obtained a Ninety-sixth District Court order at 1 p.m. Tuesday instructing the mother of the children to take them to the hospital to see their father, which he charged she had refused to do.
The latter died shortly before 2 p.m. while legal processes were being concluded.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith, 34-year-old structural steel worker, will be held about noon Thursday at Gause-Ware Memorial Chapel, with burial in the Nelson Cemetery north of Azle.
He is survived also by his third wife and infant daughter, Anita Faithe Smith; his mother, Mrs. E. K. Smith; and two brothers, Rev. W. L. Smith, Rio Hondo, and Wallace Smith, Los Fresnos.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Friday, July 14, 1939, p. 11:
Holland Smith's three sons Thursxday paid him the visit he requested a short time before his death Tuesday afternoon.
The boys, Holland Morgan, 12, James, 10, and Gordon Leon, 8, attended funeral services for their father at Gause-Ware Memorial Chapel. They sat with their father's widow and infant daughter and other relatives.
Tuesday, a court order was issued to force the sons' attendance at the father's hospital bed. Before it could be executed, he died.
Rev. Harry Lee Spencer preached final rites for the father, and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
The boys are living with their mother and their stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Will Atkinson.
Married
(1) Mattie Ellen Altizer, September, 1925 in Tarrant County, TX
(2) Juanita Crawford, September, 1934 in Tarrant County, TX
(3) Juanita Gunter
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tuesday, July 11, 1939, p. 1:
The law stepped in Tuesday in behalf of a critically ill man who wishes to see his three sons once more.
On application of E. K. Smith, 1113 East Hattie Street, the sick man's father, Mrs. Mattie Ellen Atkinson was ordered by Judge Power of Ninety-sixth District Court Tuesday noon to take Holland Morgan Smith Jr., 12; James Smith, 10, and Gordon Smith, 8, immediately to see their father at All Saints' Hospital.
Holland Smith, 35, was critically ill of pneumonia which developed as an aftermath of an operation.
In the application, his father stated that the mother had refused to take the children to see her divorced husband, and that their foster father, Will Atkinson, forbade them to leave the house.
The court said that if the mother did not comply with the ruling, the grandfather was to take the children to see their father.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Wednesday, July 12, 1939, p. 1:
The three sons who did not see their father alive again when a court order granting the visit came too late Tuesday will be permitted to attend the funeral of Holland Smith Thursday if they wish.
Will Atkinson, stepfather of Holland Morgan, 12; James, 10, and Gordon Leon Smith, 8, told Child Support Officer Atkins Wednesday that he would comply with the boys' wishes in the matter.
He added that when the boy's grandfather, E. K. Smith, 1113 East Hattie Street, came to the Atkinson home at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and woke them up with the statement that the children's father was dying, he refused to let them go with the elder Smith.
He said E. K. Smith did not explain the details and that they knew nothing of Holland Smith's condition.
"He hadn't been anxious to see the kids before," the child support officer quoted Atkinson as saying.
The boys had lived with their mother and stepfather ever since the Holland Smiths were divorced in 1934, although the eldest son lived with his father a few months.
Mrs. Atkinson said Wednesday they had never refused to let her ex-husband or his family see the children.
E. K. Smith obtained a Ninety-sixth District Court order at 1 p.m. Tuesday instructing the mother of the children to take them to the hospital to see their father, which he charged she had refused to do.
The latter died shortly before 2 p.m. while legal processes were being concluded.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith, 34-year-old structural steel worker, will be held about noon Thursday at Gause-Ware Memorial Chapel, with burial in the Nelson Cemetery north of Azle.
He is survived also by his third wife and infant daughter, Anita Faithe Smith; his mother, Mrs. E. K. Smith; and two brothers, Rev. W. L. Smith, Rio Hondo, and Wallace Smith, Los Fresnos.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Friday, July 14, 1939, p. 11:
Holland Smith's three sons Thursxday paid him the visit he requested a short time before his death Tuesday afternoon.
The boys, Holland Morgan, 12, James, 10, and Gordon Leon, 8, attended funeral services for their father at Gause-Ware Memorial Chapel. They sat with their father's widow and infant daughter and other relatives.
Tuesday, a court order was issued to force the sons' attendance at the father's hospital bed. Before it could be executed, he died.
Rev. Harry Lee Spencer preached final rites for the father, and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
The boys are living with their mother and their stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Will Atkinson.
(1) Mattie Ellen Altizer, September, 1925 in Tarrant County, TX
(2) Juanita Crawford, September, 1934 in Tarrant County, TX
(3) Juanita Gunter
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tuesday, July 11, 1939, p. 1:
The law stepped in Tuesday in behalf of a critically ill man who wishes to see his three sons once more.
On application of E. K. Smith, 1113 East Hattie Street, the sick man's father, Mrs. Mattie Ellen Atkinson was ordered by Judge Power of Ninety-sixth District Court Tuesday noon to take Holland Morgan Smith Jr., 12; James Smith, 10, and Gordon Smith, 8, immediately to see their father at All Saints' Hospital.
Holland Smith, 35, was critically ill of pneumonia which developed as an aftermath of an operation.
In the application, his father stated that the mother had refused to take the children to see her divorced husband, and that their foster father, Will Atkinson, forbade them to leave the house.
The court said that if the mother did not comply with the ruling, the grandfather was to take the children to see their father.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Wednesday, July 12, 1939, p. 1:
The three sons who did not see their father alive again when a court order granting the visit came too late Tuesday will be permitted to attend the funeral of Holland Smith Thursday if they wish.
Will Atkinson, stepfather of Holland Morgan, 12; James, 10, and Gordon Leon Smith, 8, told Child Support Officer Atkins Wednesday that he would comply with the boys' wishes in the matter.
He added that when the boy's grandfather, E. K. Smith, 1113 East Hattie Street, came to the Atkinson home at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and woke them up with the statement that the children's father was dying, he refused to let them go with the elder Smith.
He said E. K. Smith did not explain the details and that they knew nothing of Holland Smith's condition.
"He hadn't been anxious to see the kids before," the child support officer quoted Atkinson as saying.
The boys had lived with their mother and stepfather ever since the Holland Smiths were divorced in 1934, although the eldest son lived with his father a few months.
Mrs. Atkinson said Wednesday they had never refused to let her ex-husband or his family see the children.
E. K. Smith obtained a Ninety-sixth District Court order at 1 p.m. Tuesday instructing the mother of the children to take them to the hospital to see their father, which he charged she had refused to do.
The latter died shortly before 2 p.m. while legal processes were being concluded.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith, 34-year-old structural steel worker, will be held about noon Thursday at Gause-Ware Memorial Chapel, with burial in the Nelson Cemetery north of Azle.
He is survived also by his third wife and infant daughter, Anita Faithe Smith; his mother, Mrs. E. K. Smith; and two brothers, Rev. W. L. Smith, Rio Hondo, and Wallace Smith, Los Fresnos.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Friday, July 14, 1939, p. 11:
Holland Smith's three sons Thursxday paid him the visit he requested a short time before his death Tuesday afternoon.
The boys, Holland Morgan, 12, James, 10, and Gordon Leon, 8, attended funeral services for their father at Gause-Ware Memorial Chapel. They sat with their father's widow and infant daughter and other relatives.
Tuesday, a court order was issued to force the sons' attendance at the father's hospital bed. Before it could be executed, he died.
Rev. Harry Lee Spencer preached final rites for the father, and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
The boys are living with their mother and their stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Will Atkinson.
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