Gene Gabrielson
I came to know Pastor Henry and his wife Verilee through his brother Juniior/Marion when we were members of Southside in Sacramento, CA. After attending the ABA meeting in St. Petersburg in 1974, they invited me to stay a few days. They trusted this stranger with great hospitality which I have always remembered. We have had little contact, mostly greeting in passing during ABA meetings in several states, but he always had a smile to welcome a conversation. On Thursday, June 27th, we were in Huff, Arkansas. Ervin Gould took me to the Oak Grove church and on down the road where the Gould, Smith, Hayes and Candler families grew up. On Sunday, the 30th, I attended the evening service at Oak Grove. It has been a joy to know several people who have been blessed by the life and ministry of Pastor Henry Lee Smith. Gene Gabrielson