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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1936 - 2019 (83 years)
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| Name |
Smith, Elbert Webster |
| Birth |
3 Feb 1936 |
Caswell County, North Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
I81232 |
| Death |
1 Jul 2019 |
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina |
| Burial |
Mount. Zion Christian Church, Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina |
| Person ID |
I81232 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
16 May 2024 |
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| Notes |
- Elbert Webster (EW) Smith, 83, of Browns Summit, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at Hospice of Rockingham County in Reidsville. Elbert was born in Caswell County to Walter and Minnie Webster Smith, both deceased. He was a retired Baptist pastor and funeral director.
Elbert is survived by his children: Charles Smith (Lori), Jerry M. Smith (Virginia), and Donna L. Smith all of Browns Summit. R. Mark Smith (Nathalie) of Richmond, VA. He is also survived by, Marie McCullock Rook, twelve Grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sisters: Melba Mae Smith Satterfield, Ada Annette Rudd, Clarice Elaine Smith. Brothers: Elton Warren Smith, John Walter Smith, David Junior Smith, and Bobby Lee Smith.
A funeral service is planned for Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Mt. Zion Christian Church in Mebane. Officiating will be Rev. Rick Webster. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 AM until 10:30 prior to the service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, 2150 NC 65, Reidsville, NC 278320. McClure Funeral Home in Mebane is serving the Smith family.
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Brooks, White & Long Funeral Home; Brooks, White & Pulliam Funeral Home; Caswell Funeral Home; Hooper Funeral Home; Harrelson Funeral Home
These Yanceyville, NC, funeral homes under various owners occupied the same building in Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC. Owners:
(a) Unknown Long (in association with Brooks & White of Roxboro)(1940s)
(b) Montine and Shirley Brooks Pulliam (in association with Brooks & White of Roxboro)(1950s);
(c) William Edmond (Bill) Watlington (mid/late-1950s)
(d) Stephen Edward Shelton (assisted by Jack Satterfield) (1960s)
(e) Elbert Smith (1960s-1970s)
(f) Roy Slate Hooper (1970s-1990s)
(g) Joe Harrelson(1993-2017)
(h) J. R. Whitt (2017-present)
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In 1961, Elbert Webster Smith was pastor at Welcome Baptist Church.
Source: "Marriage of Miss Ada Annette Smith and Ernest Rudd Solemnized Saturday," The Daily-Times News (Burlington, NC), 28 November 1961.
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I spent most of my senior year at BYHS living at the Caswell Funeral Home. My family moved out of state during the first month of the school year in 1965. My dad made arrangements with Elbert Smith for me to live at the funeral home so I could graduate at BY. I was given room and board in exchange for doing odd jobs around the funeral home. I washed the vehicles, would sometimes go on ambulance trips, and occasionally drove one of the family cars for a funeral. There were two of us who lived at the funeral home. If a call came In for the ambulance, the other guy would pick up another person in Yanceyville and they would go pick up the patient. If there was ever a second call for an ambulance I would call another guy to come drive it and I would ride in the back with the patient. The same vehicle served as both ambulance and hearse. The emergency light was kept on the ambulance until it was needed as a hearse. We would remove the light and replace it with a metal cover. It was a very interesting year. Source: Charles O. Jenkins, Jr., 6 April 2021 Facebook Post.
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In reference to owner, Elbert Smith. Elbert was a cousin and came to see me one day at the in late 60s. He offered me to come into the funeral home and he would teach me the trade and I could work with him. I had decided that I still wanted to complete my Engineering studies and pursue that career, so I declined and thanked him. He left the offer open. I never told my sons about this. My oldest son , Chris, graduated high school and did not know what he wanted to do. He did not want to go to college. I told him, OK take a year to decide, after that I will help support you if you go to school. If not find a rich girlfriend or get a job. (he had the rich girlfriend as I understand but that went awry). After the year was up I asked him what was he going to do. He surprised me, he had already signed up to go to Fayetteville Tech in their Funeral Service degree program. He completed the program, graduated and worked for several funeral homes as a funeral director, Head Embalmer (I never figured out why you would only want to embalm the head? but that's just me.), and of course in the early days had the off shifts and body pick-ups and eye plucker (for organ donor) no matter what the time of day or night. He presently is a funeral director for James Funeral Home in Huntersville, N. C. (Chris Webster: remunerations for advertising plugs greatly accepted). It still surprises me that he chose this occupation that I had a chance to pursue but never told him. I am proud of him (as I am of Clay, my other son, and Melissa, my step-daughter). Source: Don Webster Facebook Post 6 April 2021.
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