smith, arvel
6/15/1917 – 8/8/1977
- Name variants
- Arvel Smith; Arvel Smith (FG memorial 23129012); Smith, Arvel
- Record count
- 4
- Sources
- court_cases,fg_cemetery_sweep,v2_names
- Places seen
- dexter-cemetery
- First event date
- 1977-08-09
- Last event date
- 20 Mar 19
Timeline — 1 event
- 1977-08-09 Son of Thomas N. and Dora Garner Smith; died yesterday afternoon at the Veterans Hospital in Poplar Bluff at age 60; employed by Rainey Funeral Home 23+ years. Born near Dexter June 17, 1917; married Melba Brown April 12, 1952 at Dexter. Member Kenady-Hanks American Legion Post No. 55 and First Baptist Church of Dexter. Survived by wife Melba; son David Smith of Cape Girardeau; brother Otis Smith of Los Angeles, Calif.; sisters Ruby West of West Minster, Calif., Irene Milley of Merced, Calif., Wilma Prater of Memphis, Tenn., and Merle Taylor of Essex. Visitation after 2 p.m. Aug. 10 at Rainey Funeral Home, Dexter; funeral 1:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at Rainey Chapel, Rev. George Cummins and Rev. Harold Belcher officiating; burial Dexter Cemetery.
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