Cecil Braden Smith

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

Family/Spouse: Lucille M. McLemore. Lucille (daughter of Walter Thaddeus "Thad" McLemore and Della Beatrice McCulloch) was born on 22 Apr 1916 in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama; died on 7 Dec 2002 in Falkville, Morgan County, Alabama; was buried in Roselawn Gardens of Memory, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]