Longley, Jeannette, 2000 February 17

This is a Living History interview with Jeannette Longley, granddaughter of H.L. Smith, conducted by Marilyn Somers on February 17th, 2000 at her home in Dalton, Georgia. The subject is the interviewee’s life, and experiences with Mr. H.L. Smith.

Mrs. Longley has some great memories of Mr. Smith sitting in his favorite chair at her aunt’s house. She also enjoyed getting to spend a couple weeks every summer visiting her grandfather at his lake house in Smyrna, Georgia. Mrs. Longley was also excited when it was her turn to go to Tech football games with him, where he had his own parking space. Mr. Smith owned a portion of the MD & HL Smith Manufacturing Company, which was later passed down to Mrs. Longley. Mr. Smith was always an avid golfer and began using crutches to play after he was diagnosed with arthritis. He was also a founding member of the Dalton Golf and Country Club, a Civitan, and involved in other local organizations.