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Cecil Braden Smith

Male 1913 - 1995  (81 years)


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  • Name Cecil Braden Smith  [1, 2
    Born 26 Oct 1913  Lawrence County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Aug 1995  Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Roselawn Gardens of Memory, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Bonnie Goodman, has a photo of his miltary marker, embossed with a cross and reading "Cecil B. Smith US ARMY Oct 26, 1913 Aug 1, 1995". It also has a transcription of his obituary, as follows:

      Funeral for Cecil Braden Smith, 81, of Decatur, will be today at 3 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with C.Bruce White officiating.

      Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.

      Mr. Smith died Tuesday at his residence. He was born Oct. 26, 1913, in Lawrence County. He was a member of the Beltline Church of Christ and a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He owned and operated Patterson's Men Store in the Decatur Shopping Center for 28 years.

      Survivors include his wife, Lucille Smith; one daughter, Elesia Reinhardt of Decatur; two brothers, Malcolm Smith and Duane Smith both of Decatur; and two granddaughters.

      Pallbearers will be Doug Rogers, Maurice Dutton, Billy Stephenson, John Ford, Ray Dearman, Phillip Watkins, Carl Ward, and Billy Gene Smith.

      DECATUR DAILY - August 3, 1995

    Person ID I44885  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2015 

    Family Lucille M. McLemore,   b. 22 Apr 1916, Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 2002, Falkville, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2014 
    Family ID F7042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Oct 1913 - Lawrence County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Aug 1995 - Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Roselawn Gardens of Memory, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Fairfield, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T627_51; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 40-25. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 64530496 (Reliability: 3).