Walter Reese Smith

1921 - 2014  (92 years)

• Name	Walter Reese Smith  [1]
  Birth	24 Nov 1921	Shelby County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Apr 2014	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
  Burial	Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas
  Notes	Walter Reese Smith, 92, of Pineland, died Wednesday morning in the Hospice in the Pines, Lufkin, Texas. He was born in Shelby County to Nay O. and Ethel Mathews Smith. He moved to Pineland in 1950 from Kirbyville, Texas. Walter was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, retired from Temple Inland, was a constable for JP precinct #2, and a deputy for Sabine County. He was a member of Jasper VFW 6380, Pineland Masonic Lodge 1166, Pineland VFD, and the First Baptist Church in Pineland. Walter is survived by his son Gary W. Smith and his wife Carol of Leander, TX, his daughters; Mary L. Smith of Pineland, Patsy Kilcrease and her husband Larry of Pineland, Jennifer Hardy and her husband Scott of Pineland, his brother Charles "Buddy" Smith of Center, TX, his sisters; Dovie Renfroe of Hawthorne, Mildred Scarborough of Lumberton, Lizzie Mae Braniff of San Antonio, Loretta Richards of Blan Lake, his grandchildren; Brad, Wes, Adam, Brett, and Reese, and eleven great grandchildren. Walter was preceded in death by his wife Maywood Smith. Visitation will be from 4:00PM until 8:00PM, Thursday, April 10, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00AM, Friday, April 11, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Antioch Cemetery, Blan Lake, Texas. Memorial contributions to the Hospice in the Pines, 1504 W. Frank, Lufkin, TX 75904, would be greatly appreciated by the family. (Copied from his FindAGrave Memorial page)
  Person ID	I47773	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Nay W. Smith,   b. 4 Dec 1891, Texas d. 2 Mar 1964 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ethel "Mattie" Mathews,   b. 3 Nov 1897, Texas d. 25 Sep 1996 (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1916  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F13985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maywood West,   b. Aft 1921   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary Lorraine Smith,   b. 15 Sep 1944, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas d. 26 Dec 2020, Sabine County, Texas (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F14402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Nov 1921 - Shelby County, Texas Death - 14 Apr 2014 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Burial - - Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Shelby, Texas; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2342124 (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.), # 19569184 (Reliability: 3).