Mrs. Alfred F. Smith (Elizabeth “Bessie” A. Jones)
Elizabeth Smith (nee Jones), or Bessie Smith, was traveling aboard Lusitania with her husband Alfred, daughter Helen, son Hubert, sister-in-law Cecelia Owens, and nephews Ronald and Reginald Owens. Alfred, Elizabeth, Cecelia, and Hubert had been below decks when the torpedo struck, while Helen and the boys were playing on deck. The parents did not find their daughter and were lost in the Lusitania disaster. …