Madison Rowan and Laura Lee Hopson

Smith Siblings in Cemetery

Phelps Smith - note to R O Echols

Gaines C Smith - house 1930s

The third picture was taken in the early 1930's of the house.  Left is my
grandmother, Leaton Smith,  Ma Smith (Col's wife), my uncle Gaines, and
center, my Dad. My Mon and Dad took care of Ma Smith for the last 3 or 4
years of her life.  Her mind was bad.  My Dad told me that at one time the
Col's uniform and sword was in a trunk in the attic.  He went up there once
and noticed it was gone.  He asked Ma Smith about it, and she said she had
put it out with the trash. - from Ewell Smith 4-4-2013

Picture of Gaines C. Smith Homesite

The first was taken in the mid 1970's.  That is my dad and
myself in the picture.  A family friend that was on up in age had remembered
the Col as a kid when he was growing up in the Goodsprings area and took us
to it.  It is located about 500 yards off of the old Goodsprings Rd.  You
can barely tell where the road was.  I tried to look for relics in the
ruins, but a couple of copperhead snakes changed my mind.  I did carry one
of the stones from the house back with me.  (got very heavy by the time we
reached the car)  I built a house in 1995 and placed it as the corner stone
for my house.

From Ewell Smith in an email to Mike Burk, April 4, 2013.  

Don Larson with truck

My mother drove this truck after she and Don got together. She would drive it to Berryville and make a collect call to call me and Morgan. Once we drove it to Frankston and the tire had a huge bubble on the side. She was afraid the tire would pop the whole drive. She kept saying how embarrassed she was. Usually when we would ride in this truck to town, it would be very low on gas, to the point where she would talk about running out of gas.

Later, she gave the truck to my cousin, Corey Wilson.

Don Larson - 1976

1976

Don Larson 1968

1968

Larson Family picture

March 18, 1964

Donald Ray Larson - school pic

Don Larson - Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Gigi wrote on the back, "Multnomah Falls, Oregon. About 34 miles outside of Portland on I-84."

Donald Ray Larson - school pic