Donald Ray Smith (1936 - 2007)

Born 26 Oct 1936 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Joyce Louise (Raines) Smith — married 30 Dec 1957 (to Jul 2007) in Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United States

Died 12 Jul 2007 at age 70 in Joelton, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Notes

• SSDI shows birth as 26 Oct 1935^[1]

Biography

The early years

Donald Ray Smith was born in Nashville, Tennessee^[1] on the 26th of October, 1936 to Johnnie Smith^[1] and Vivian Louise Long^[1].

Family Life

He would marry and they would have.

1. Living Smith
2. Living Smith
3. Living Smith

His first marriage ending in divorce^[2], he would remarry

Through the years

In 1940^[3]

In 1950^[4]

Death

He died on the 12th of July, 2007^[1] in Joelton, Davidson County, Tennessee and be buried in the Hermitage Memorial Gardens in Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee^[5]

SMITH, Donald Ray^[6] - Age 70 of Joelton, July 12, 2007. Preceded in death by parents; Johnnie and Vivian Smith; sister, Barbara Smith. Survived by his wife of 50 years ......of Sparta, TN. Funeral service to be conducted, 2:30 p.m. Sunday July 15, 2007, Hermitage Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Guin officiating. Private entombment on Monday. Visitation with the family will be Saturday from 3-6 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Sunday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alive Hospice. Hermitage Funeral Home, 535 Shute Lane, Old Hickory, TN 37138, 615-889-0361. A Dignity Memorial Provider.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} SSDI 408528620 for Donald Ray Smith
2. ↑ Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015 for Donald R Smith 20 March 1969 case 009162
3. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03971; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 99-6
4. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Nashville, Davidson,
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #169078992 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169078992/donald-ray-smith : accessed 16 July 2022), memorial page for Donald Ray Smith (26 Oct 1936–12 Jul 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169078992, citing Hermitage Memorial Gardens, Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Sheila Nimmo (contributor ) .
6. ↑ The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee 14 Jul 2007, Sat • Page B7