Walter Roberts SMITH

1908 - 1995  (87 years)  Submit Photo/Document/Source   Submit Gedcom
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• Name	Walter Roberts SMITH
  Born	2 May 1908	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Oct 1995	Evansville,Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
  Buried	6 Oct 1995	Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
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  Person ID	I17	Smith Smyth Schmidt Smythe Smitt
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  Father	Charles William SMITH,   b. 7 Apr 1864, Cayuga County, New York, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1940, Oswego, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Lillian (Lizzie) REES,   b. 13 Sep 1869, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales ,   d. 25 Aug 1955, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana  (Age 85 years)
  Married	20 Aug 1900	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan
  Census (Family)	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  C William Smith 46 NY PA NY Elizabeth L Smith 39 Marjorie R Smith 8 C William Smith Jr 6 Veta F Smith 4 Walter R Smith 1 11.12
  Census (Family)	1930	Milford, Kosciusko, IN
  C William Smith 65 NY Elizabeth SMith 59 Veta F Smith 24 Theodore E Smith 18
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Edith MILLER,   b. 4 Nov 1909, Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana ,   d. 14 Sep 2002, Evansville,Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1928	Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana
  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

  Born - 2 May 1908 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Married - 17 Jun 1928 - Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana Died - 4 Oct 1995 - Evansville,Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Buried - 6 Oct 1995 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.,