Lawrence Gene Smith

1928 - 2010  (81 years)

• Name	Lawrence Gene Smith
  Born	20 Dec 1928	Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Friendship, Texas County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Census	1940	Optima, Texas County, Oklahoma   [2]
  Died	16 Mar 2010	Maricopa County, Arizona   [3]
  Buried	20 Mar 2010	Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Maricopa County, Arizona   [4]
  Person ID	I404712	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Howard H. Smith,   b. 1897, Ohio ,   d. 1938  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Ethel Whaley,   b. 1907, Oklahoma ,   d. 1991  (Age 84 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1928	Texas County, Oklahoma   [5]
  Family ID	F160662	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Maxine
  Children	1. Howard Smith   2. Larry Smith   3. Vernon Smith
  Family ID	F160663	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Dec 1928 - Oklahoma  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name Lawrence Gene Smith Event Type Census Event Year 1930 Event Place Friendship, Texas, Oklahoma, United States Gender Male Age 1 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1929 Birthplace Oklahoma Father's Birthplace Ohio Mother's Birthplace Oklahoma HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Howard Smith Head M 32 Ohio Ethel Smith Wife F 22 Oklahoma Lawrence Gene Smith Son M 1 Oklahoma [S112] Census, 1940. Name Lawerence Jean Smith Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Optima, Optima Town, Texas, Oklahoma, United States Gender Male Age 12 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Oklahoma Birth Year (Estimated) 1928 Last Place of Residence Rural, Texas, Oklahoma HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Ethel Smith Head F 32 Oklahoma Lawerence Jean Smith Son M 12 Oklahoma Fay Deon Smith Son M 9 Oklahoma Deloris Smith Daughter F 8 Oklahoma [S142] Newspaper Article, The Hutchinson News (KS), 20 Mar 2010. MESA, Ariz. - Lawrence Gene " Smitty " Smith passed away March 16 , 2010 , in Mesa, Ariz. Lawrence was born Dec. 20, 1928, in Optima, Okla., to Howard Smith and Ethel Whaley. Smitty was a longtime resident of Hutchinson, Kan., where he worked as a carpenter. He is survived by his loving wife Maxine; his sons, Howard, Larry and Vernon; his brother, Fay Dean Smith ; and his sister, Delores Cook. Visitation 1 to 3 p.m. today, March 20, 2010 , at Mountain View Funeral Home, 7900 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ 85207 (480) 832-2850, with graveside services to follow in Mountain View Cemetery. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 50143970). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Howard H Smith Event Type Marriage Event Date 18 Feb 1928 Event Place Hooker, Woods, Oklahoma, United States (sic) Gender Male Age 28 Birth Year (Estimated) 1900 Spouse's Name Ethel Whaley Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1908 Page 313 "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-29872-3013-20?cc=1709399 : accessed 7 September 2015), > image 1 of 1; county courthouses, Oklahoma.