Robert Perry "Country" Smith

1933 - 2019  (85 years)

• Name	Robert Perry "Country" Smith  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Country
  Birth	24 Aug 1933	Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Jun 2019  [1, 2]
  Burial	Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	Robert Perry "Country" Smith, 85, of Milam, TX, passed away June 30, 2019. Born on August 24, 1933 to Obediah Hillis Smith and Elsie Hoffman Smith, in Milam, TX, he grew up in Beaumont, TX, but would always feel the pull of his birthplace over the years. Robert attended South Park High School and graduated in 1950. He met his sweetheart, Junell Fore, and they married in 1951. He worked in the oil and gas industry and moved multiple times from Beaumont to Louisiana and to west Texas, before settling in Vidor, TX where he and Junell raised their three sons. His employment led him to Sulphur, LA where he retired from PPG Industries. After Junell's death in 1993, Robert married his current love, Lennie Webb. Robert and Lennie moved to his childhood home of Milam, TX, where he pursued his pleasures of hunting, fishing, working on his property, being a member of Bethany Baptist Church and staying dutifully active in Masonic studies and activities, which he has done his whole adult life. A man of integrity and honesty, Robert was a member of the several Masonic lodges and espoused education and volunteerism. Robert is preceded in death by his mother Elsie Hoffman Smith, father Obediah Hillis Smith, brothers William Hillis Smith, James Edward Smith, sister Marie Smith Roma; and his former wife Junell Fore Smith. He is survived by his wife Lennie Webb Smith, brothers John Terry Smith and Walter Truett Smith, his sons Robert Perry Smith, Jr. (of Nashville, TN), Clay Allen Smith (of Leesville, LA), and Justin Blane Smith (of Houston, TX), son-in-law Kevin Johnson, former daughter-in-law Gena Purkey Smith Boyte, grandson Grayson Fielding Smith and granddaughter Alexandra Parker Smith and great grandson Braylan Adam Smith. Visitation at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, TX on Tuesday, July 2 from 5-9 pm. Funeral service Wednesday, July 3, at Starr Funeral home at 10 am. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery Wednesday, July 3 at 2 pm in Beaumont, TX. Donations my be made in Robert's honor to the American Cancer Society or Masonic Lodge. (Copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, also published in the Sabine County Reporter, July 10, 2019, page 8)
  Person ID	I47542	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Obediah Hillis Smith, Jr.,   b. 26 Aug 1897, Texas d. 24 Aug 1980, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elsie M. Hoffman,   b. 4 Oct 1897, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri d. 19 Sep 1989 (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F14220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Junell Fore,   b. 16 Jun 1933, Jefferson County, Texas d. 29 Oct 1994, Sabine County, Texas (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1951	Jefferson County, Texas   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F14222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Aug 1933 - Milam, Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 9 Jun 1951 - Jefferson County, Texas Burial - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 10, 2019, page 8 (Reliability: 3). [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.), Memorial ID 200790686 (Reliability: 3). [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.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Sabine, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04132; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 202-6 (Reliability: 3). [S1696] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database online]. [S1900] Ancestry.com - Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 [database online]. [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.), Memorial ID 102962122 (Reliability: 3).