John
Cole
Smith
Born in Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Lewis Smith
and Royce (Reed) Smith
Brother of
[private sister (unknown - unknown)], Boyd Smith, Jack Smith, Chester Mack Smith, Mary Euretha (Smith) Dillard, Lila E (Smith) Thomas and Eunice S (Smith) Cargle
Husband of
Lucille Jeannette (Barrett) Smith
— married
23 Oct 1939 in Georgia, USA
Descendants 
Father of
[private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)], Gary Reed Smith, Greg Allen Smith and [private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 67
in Ashville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Apr 2012
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Biography
John was born in 1915. John Smith ... He passed away in 1983. [1]
John Cole ( J.C. as he was referred to by his parents, siblings, and wife), was the oldest son of Joe Smith and Royce Reed. He married Lucille Barrett on October 23, 1939. [2] When they were first married, they lived in a small shack just down the hill from his parents' house. The land was owned by his father.
John joined the Navy during World War II and became an electrician. During the war, his hair turned from red to white overnight . He also broke both his legs when a bomber he was in crashed. [3]
During the 1950's the family relocated to Michigan for better job opportunities. After John retired, he and Lucille moved back down to Georgia. John grew grapes during his retirement and told his daughter-in-law, June Hurley Smith that he grew them to make wine, but Lucille kept picking them first to make jelly instead.[4]
In 1983, John went into the hospital in Ashville for surgery. During the night following his surgery, he apparently woke up in a panic and had a fatal heart attack. He was buried on Father's Day, June 19, 1983, in the family plot at Spring Creek Baptist Church, in Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Randy Huskey, Apr 17, 2012
- ↑ As indicated in the Family Bible of Lucille Barrett Smith, viewed by Robin Smith approximately November 26, 1991.
- ↑ As told to Robin Smith by Arlan Smith
- ↑ As told to Robin Smith by June Smith
- ↑ Firsthand knowledge, added by Robin Smith.
- "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPRW-MCW : accessed 6 September 2015), John Cole Smith, 17 Jun 1983; citing Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, v 21B cn 21727, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,952.
Acknowledgments
- This profile was started by Randy Huskey.
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Here is John Cole Smith's FindAGrave memorial: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71890723
Here is a death record for John Cole Smith: "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPRW-MC4 : accessed 6 September 2015), Joe Smith in entry for John Cole Smith, 17 Jun 1983; citing Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, v 21B cn 21727, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,952.
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He enjoyed hot peppers and each time we went to visit, he would get my mom to try one of his latest batches. He loved it when she said one was too hot for her.