Reece Thomas Smith

1913 - 2010  (97 years)

• Name	Reece Thomas Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	25 Apr 1913	Time, Sabine County, Texas   [6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Dec 2010	Sabine County, Texas   [6, 7]
  Burial	1 Jan 2011	Liberty Springs Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [6]
  Notes	SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE Thursday, April 24, 2003 90th Birthday Join us in celebrating the 90th birthday of Reece SMITH on Sunday, April 27, 2003, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Family Farm, off Hwy 87, north of Milam. The Sabine County Reporter January 5, 2011, Page 14 Reece Thomas Smith Reece Thomas Smith, 97, died Wednesday, Dec. 28 (sic), 2010, in his home near Milam, after an illness. Smith was born in Time to June and Vessie Brittain Smith. He retired from Graver Tank and Oil and was a farmer/rancer all his life. He was a member of the Pendleton Assembly of God in Pendleton, LA. He is survived by son, Millard Smith and his wife, Johnnie of Milam, Lamar Smith and his wife Ruth of Patroon, and Tommy Smith and his wife Juanita of Sam Rayburn; daughters, Janice Hughes of Center and Brenda Elliott of Lufkin; sister, Zelma Blasingame of Garland; son-in-law, Morris Shofner of Houston; 13 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Liberty Springs Cemetery near Milam. Memorials may be made to Hospice in the Pines, 116 South Raguet, Lufkin, TX 75904; Pendleton Assembly of God Church, 14152 Texas Highway, Many, LA 71499; or Liberty Springs Cemetery Fund, 2009 Reeves Road, Milam TX 75959. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)
  Person ID	I2030	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	June Alvin Smith,   b. 26 Aug 1883, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas d. 12 Jun 1969 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Vessie Mae Brittain,   b. 1 Oct 1886, Time, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Oct 1968, Sabine County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1904  [9]
  	"There was a church wedding in 1904 with Burnis and Mattie Lou Honeycutt Vickers as attendants.
  Family ID	F1332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Baldree,   b. 27 Apr 1913, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Jan 2003, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1933
  Children	1. Living   2. Ella Jeanell Smith,   b. 18 Dec 1936, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Aug 2007 (Age 70 years)   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F1331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Apr 1913 - Time, Sabine County, Texas Death - 29 Dec 2010 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - 1 Jan 2011 - Liberty Springs Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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