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James Smith - 12 year student (Left out of the annual)

See the fisherman below

I received a call from Earl Walton today (12/09/2011) to inform me that the youngest brother of James Smith (64) Ray Smith died last night of a sudden heart attack. Earl said that Ray was about 58 making him a WHS (70) grad and that is a guess on my part. Not sure where Ray lives but James is on his way to Jackson, Ms to be with his mother.

I had the honor on Sunday of going to see "Sonny Burgess and The Pacers" at a small show in Shirley, Ark. He is one of the last of the original rockabillies that started out in 1955-56 at Sun Records in Memphis. One of the guys in his band has been with him since 1956 and the rest just about as long. They had a local hit in the mid south called "Red Headed Woman" in 1956 and a few other minor ones. Sonny is 75 years old and still plays a mean lead on his Stratocaster and also has a pretty decent voice for the years he has seen. There are very few of the early legends left and I was thrilled and honored to see them, shake hands with them and get their autographs. Long live true rock & roll !!

James Dewey Smith

James's daughter Jennette

Grandson Zac

The dogs in the picture are Cooper and Candy

Where in the World is Dewey James Smith ????????????????.

That's Dewey Elvis Smith. What did you do with our friend James???

Rick McQuiston

In Arkansas small cigars were hand rolled from home grown tobacco. Their loose, spiral look resembled a "cat turd" to the folks in Arkansas. Thus the name I pick up from my grandfather and other relatives who smoked those things and drank home made whiskey and blackberry wine. By the way. as I recall, Dewey James Smith attempted to produce wine in his old Whitehaven home and the "mixture" exploded somewhere in the upstairs part of his house on Palmer Road. Can't remember the parents response.

Alan Marlette

Looks to me like he is puffing on a cat turd known as a cigar at a place he use to have in Mexico and picking a very nice Gibson I might add.

Alan Marlette

Thanks for the explanation, Alan. Now that James lives up there in Dogpatch and is becoming a macho mountain man, I figured it was the real deal. I heard he had purchased several cats.

And we also heard he's keeping up the home-made tradition. He's got his own little still and keeps an sharp eye out for revenooers.

Rick McQuiston

Been retired three years and finally caught a few decent largemouth bass !! Anybody want to come see us and go fishing ?? Smith

Nice fish, Smith.

Don't think you qualify as a Pro Guide yet, however. The Mayor says you haven't mastered the use high-dollar rods and reels yet. But you are pretty good, he claims, at harvesting trotlines that belong to some of the green-teeth, glazed-eyed folks who live up there. So we understand how you came by fish one and fish two. Be careful.

I asked this question before and got no answer. What's the anchor for?

Sign me up for a three-week period during the pre-spawn of 2008. Book me for the penthouse suite.

Rick McQuiston - 63'