Harvey was named after his Uncle Harvey Homer Smith. His middle name was after General Beadle with whom his father had served with in the Civil War in the Dakota Territory at Fort Rice.
His obituary:
Harvey Beadle Smith ( Port Angeles Evening News issue of Jan 30, 1954 )
Harvey Beadle Smith, 79, resident of LaPush 77 years, died there Thursday evening after a short illness. Funeral services will be at the Forks Congregational Church Monday at 2pm with the Rev. Norman Scruton officiating. Burial will be in Quillayute Valley Cemetery under the direction of the Forks Mortuary.
Mr. Smith was born in South Dakota Oct 7, 1874, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J Smith. He came to LaPush with his parents in 1876 when he was 2 years old. The family were among the earliest settlers of the area and homesteaded near the Quillayute River.
Mr. Smith was the last remaining child of the pioneer couple, and was the oldest white resident of the Quillayute Valley. He was a man of tremendous physical strength and vitality, and farmed his Quillayute Valley farm until recently. He had many adventures in his early days, and for many years was prominent in the development of the West End of Clallam County. He was a member of the Quillayute Valley Grange 661.
Surviving are his wife, Adeline Smith, LaPush, 2 daughters, Mrs. Arthur Munson, Forks, and Mrs. Zona Peters, Eureka, CA; 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
His obituary:
Harvey Beadle Smith ( Port Angeles Evening News issue of Jan 30, 1954 )
Harvey Beadle Smith, 79, resident of LaPush 77 years, died there Thursday evening after a short illness. Funeral services will be at the Forks Congregational Church Monday at 2pm with the Rev. Norman Scruton officiating. Burial will be in Quillayute Valley Cemetery under the direction of the Forks Mortuary.
Mr. Smith was born in South Dakota Oct 7, 1874, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J Smith. He came to LaPush with his parents in 1876 when he was 2 years old. The family were among the earliest settlers of the area and homesteaded near the Quillayute River.
Mr. Smith was the last remaining child of the pioneer couple, and was the oldest white resident of the Quillayute Valley. He was a man of tremendous physical strength and vitality, and farmed his Quillayute Valley farm until recently. He had many adventures in his early days, and for many years was prominent in the development of the West End of Clallam County. He was a member of the Quillayute Valley Grange 661.
Surviving are his wife, Adeline Smith, LaPush, 2 daughters, Mrs. Arthur Munson, Forks, and Mrs. Zona Peters, Eureka, CA; 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Harvey was named after his Uncle Harvey Homer Smith. His middle name was after General Beadle with whom his father had served with in the Civil War in the Dakota Territory at Fort Rice.
His obituary:
Harvey Beadle Smith ( Port Angeles Evening News issue of Jan 30, 1954 )
Harvey Beadle Smith, 79, resident of LaPush 77 years, died there Thursday evening after a short illness. Funeral services will be at the Forks Congregational Church Monday at 2pm with the Rev. Norman Scruton officiating. Burial will be in Quillayute Valley Cemetery under the direction of the Forks Mortuary.
Mr. Smith was born in South Dakota Oct 7, 1874, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J Smith. He came to LaPush with his parents in 1876 when he was 2 years old. The family were among the earliest settlers of the area and homesteaded near the Quillayute River.
Mr. Smith was the last remaining child of the pioneer couple, and was the oldest white resident of the Quillayute Valley. He was a man of tremendous physical strength and vitality, and farmed his Quillayute Valley farm until recently. He had many adventures in his early days, and for many years was prominent in the development of the West End of Clallam County. He was a member of the Quillayute Valley Grange 661.
Surviving are his wife, Adeline Smith, LaPush, 2 daughters, Mrs. Arthur Munson, Forks, and Mrs. Zona Peters, Eureka, CA; 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
His obituary:
Harvey Beadle Smith ( Port Angeles Evening News issue of Jan 30, 1954 )
Harvey Beadle Smith, 79, resident of LaPush 77 years, died there Thursday evening after a short illness. Funeral services will be at the Forks Congregational Church Monday at 2pm with the Rev. Norman Scruton officiating. Burial will be in Quillayute Valley Cemetery under the direction of the Forks Mortuary.
Mr. Smith was born in South Dakota Oct 7, 1874, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J Smith. He came to LaPush with his parents in 1876 when he was 2 years old. The family were among the earliest settlers of the area and homesteaded near the Quillayute River.
Mr. Smith was the last remaining child of the pioneer couple, and was the oldest white resident of the Quillayute Valley. He was a man of tremendous physical strength and vitality, and farmed his Quillayute Valley farm until recently. He had many adventures in his early days, and for many years was prominent in the development of the West End of Clallam County. He was a member of the Quillayute Valley Grange 661.
Surviving are his wife, Adeline Smith, LaPush, 2 daughters, Mrs. Arthur Munson, Forks, and Mrs. Zona Peters, Eureka, CA; 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
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