Charles Thomas Smith

Charles Thomas Smith was a 65-year-old retired railroad worker who died in the Silver Bridge collapse. His wife, Erma Letha Smith, also died in the incident. They lived on Route 2 in Bidwell, Ohio.

Smith, Charles Thomas
Point Pleasant Register (Point Pleasant, WV) - Published Monday, Dec. 18, 1967; pg. 3

Charles Thomas Smith, 65, of Route 2, Bidwell, O., whose body was recovered from the river Monday night, will be buried in Calvary Cemetery at Rio Grande, O. following joint services at 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of God on Jackson Pike in Gallipolis for him and his wife Erma. The Rev. Ezra Bowen and the Rev. John Wheeler will officiate.

He was born May 24, 1902, at Chapmansville, W.Va., son of the late John Charles and Virginia Dingess Smith. He was an employee of the C&O Railroad for 27 years, retiring about a year ago, and had been resident of Gallia County for the last 16 years. He formerly lived in Logan, W.Va.

Survivors include three sons, Charles T. Smith, Jr. of Huntington, John C. Smith of Long Beach, Calif. and Herbert P. of Gallipolis; five daughters, Mrs. Betty Roberts of (Lou Jean) Unroe of Virginia Beach, Va., Mrs. David (Frances) Hopkins of Norfolk, Va., Mrs. John (Fay) Fritz of San Pedro, Calif. and Mrs. Dennis (Elsie) LaCrosse of Yokuska, Japan; and 21 grandchildren.

Also surviving are his bothers and sisters, John W. Smith of Letart, Mrs. Harley Chapman of Hollywood, Fla., Mrs. Tom Dean of Huntington and Mrs. James Albert of New York City.

Friends may call at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Obituaries for Victims
Point Pleasant Register (Point Pleasant, WV) - Published Thursday, Dec. 21, 1967; pg. 3

Joint funeral services for Charles Thomas Smith, 65, and his wife, Erma Letha Smith, 65, were set for 2 p.m., Friday at the Church of God in Gallipolis. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery at Rio Grande, O.

Friends may call at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home today from 3 to 5 p.m., and from 7 to 9 p.m..