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Walter Roberts SMITH

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  • Name Walter Roberts SMITH 
    Birth 2 May 1908  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Oct 1995  Evansville,Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 6 Oct 1995  Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I17  Smith Smyth Schmidt Smythe Smitt
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    Last Modified 7 Apr 2012 Help  

    Father Charles William SMITH,   b. 7 Apr 1864, Cayuga County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1940, Oswego, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Lillian (Lizzie) REES,   b. 13 Sep 1869, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1955, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    20 Aug 1900  Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census (Family) 1910  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census (Family) 1930  Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mabel Edith MILLER,   b. 4 Nov 1909, Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 2002, Evansville,Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jun 1928  Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Walter told Elizabeth Gail that they had to elope because Mabel’s father didn’t want him to marry Mabel.
    Children 
    +1. Private
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2012 Help 
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 May 1908 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Jun 1928 - Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Oct 1995 - Evansville,Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 6 Oct 1995 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Born in Chicago, Cook County, at a house at 63rd Place and Danty Ave. Address was either 6301 or 6302. Walter’s children were unaware that he had been member of the United Automobile Workers of America when he was younger. It is unknown when he joined the Union but he withdrew his membership on 9 Feb 1942.

      Metro
      Evansville Courier, The (IN) - October 5, 1995
      Walter Smith

      Walter R. Smith , 87, of Evansville, died at 2:55 a.m. Wednesday at Welborn Baptist Hospital.

      He was a salesman for Western Chemical Co. and a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church.

      He was a 50-year member of Evansville Masonic Lodge 64. He was a member of York Rite, Hadi Shrine and the Hadi Shrine Color Guard.

      Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Mabel; a daughter, Marcia Grabert of Doniphan, Mo.; two sons, Marvon L. Smith of Danville, Ky., and Robert W. Smith of Ferguson, Mo.; a brother, C.W. Smith of Colorado Springs, Colo.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

      Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. George Purnell officiating, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.

      Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, where Evansville Masonic Lodge 64 will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m.,