Married to Rose Georgia Simril on 11 Sep 1946 in York., SC. They had two children, Sandra "Sandy" Yvonne Smith Harrington Sigler (11 Nov 1947 - 06 Feb 1997) and Kathy Lynn Smith Givens Brewer. He had two grandchildren: Melanie Givens Wynter and Jaime Harrington Bryan. He was an entrepreneur. He owned two bars on Hwy. 74 at the River, they were Nancy's and Tony's.
* * * *
He served aboard the U.S.S. Saidor as one of the first crews and had a certificate naming him as a "Plank Holder." He served as a Gunner's Mate 3rd Class during World War II (25 April 1945 - 22 July 1946).
* * * *
Page 3 of Gastonia Gazette, March 2, 1965
Second Man Enters Race From Ward 5
Gastonia's Ward 5 now has two candidates for a city council seat in the May 4 municipal election. A mailing machine salesman for Pitney Bowes, James Milton Smith, filed Monday afternoon. Smith who lives at 908 N. Broad St. is making his first bid for an elective office.
Robert L. Withers, chief clerk and accountant for Gas Pipe Line Corp, also filed Monday from Ward 5. The Ward 5 seat is now held by Marshall Rauch, who is not running. Smith works for Pitney-Bowes Inc. covering the area of Gaston County. He came here from Charlotte in 1956 at that time with Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co.
He and his wife, the former Rose Simril, have two children: Sandra, 17 and Kathy, 13. Smith said he has been planning for about two years to run for the city council and added now appears to be the right time to run and to serve.
He said that if elected, he will do as good a job as possible. He said he is running as an independent. Smith is a member of First Methodist Church and past president of the Builders Class. He is an officer in Gastonia Lodge AF AM, and a member of the Gaston Shrine Club, and the Oasis Temple. He is also a De-Molay advisor. He is on the membership committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
* * * * *
I believe this is from the Gastonia newspaper, slightly different than the one in the Charlotte paper:
JAMES M. SMITH
James Milton Smith, 43, of 908 Broad St., died Saturday night in a Charlotte hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon at the West Chapel of McEwen Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Rev. Howard Jordan, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, where he was a member, will officiate.
Masonic graveside services will be held at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, by King Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 704.
Smith was born March 23, 1927, in Mooresville, the son of James Dennis Smith and Lily Starnes Smith, Charlotte.
Self-employed, he was a Mastier Mason, York Rite Mason, a member of Oasis Temple, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Simril of Charlotte; two daughters, Miss Kathy Lynn Smith, Charlotte, and Mrs. Sandra Beaty, Charlotte; his parents; two brothers, Wayne L. Smith, Charlotte, and Ned Smith, Hickory; a half brother, A. A. Starnes, Charlotte, and a sister, Mrs. M. B. Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
* * * *
Memorial Obituary
The Charlotte News
Charlotte, N.C.
July 13, 1970
The funeral for Milton Smith, 43, of 908 Broad St., Gastonia, is to be at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at McEwen West Chapel.
The Rev. Howard Jordan, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, is to officiate. Masonic graveside services are to be in Sharon Memorial Park.
He died Saturday in Memorial Hospital.
He was born March 23, 1927, in Mooresville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith of Charlotte. He was a member of the King Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 704, of the York Rites, and of the Oasis Temple. He also served on the Gastonia VFW.
Surviving are his wife, Rose Simril Smith of Charlotte; two daughters, Miss Kathy Lynn Smith and Mrs. Sandra Beaty of Charlotte; his parents; two brothers, Wayne C. [sic] Smith of Charlotte and Ned Smith of Hickory; one half brother, A. A. Starnes of Charlotte, and one sister, Mrs. M. B. Starnes [sic - should be Dennis] of Jacksonville, Fla.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at McEwen Funeral Home.
* * * *
Selections played at his funeral:
Abide with Me
The Lord's Prayer
My Faith Looks up to Thee
Come, Ye Disconsolate
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
* * * *
Name: James Milton Smith
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Jul 1970
Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, N. C.
Birth Year: 1927
Birth Year (Estimated):
Burial Date: 14 Jul 1970
Burial Place: Charlotte, N. C.
Cemetery: Sharon Memorial Park
Funeral Home:
Residence Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Address: 908 N. Broad Street
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Occupation:
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1927
Birthplace: North Carolina
Father's Name:James Dennis Smith
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:Lillie Starnes
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Spouse's Name:Rose Simril Smith
* * * * *
Name Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 5, Clover, Kings Mountain Township, York, South Carolina, United States
Sex Male
Age 13
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birthplace North Carolina
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Last Place of Residence Same Place
Household
James Smith Head M 37 North Carolina
Lilly Smith Wife F 37 North Carolina
Melton Smith [sic] Son M 13 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 10 North Carolina
Hazel Smith Daughter F 6 North Carolina
Eugene Faircloth Lodger M 49 South Carolina
* * * *
Name Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 9
Household
James D Smith Head M 26 North Carolina
Lily M Smith Wife F 26 North Carolina
Wayne Smith Son M 5 North Carolina
Melton Smith [sic] Son M 3 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 0 North Carolina
Jessie Starnes Brother M 19 North Carolina
* * * *
Name Jas Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Birth
Event Date 23 Mar 1927
Event Place Iredell, North Carolina
Other Event Place Mooresville
Gender Male
Race White
Father's Name James D Smith
Mother's Name Florence Starnes [sic]
Page 498
Source Reference 13
* * * *
On a personal note, a very special thank you to Michael Dunne for sponsoring his memorial.
* * * *
* * * *
He served aboard the U.S.S. Saidor as one of the first crews and had a certificate naming him as a "Plank Holder." He served as a Gunner's Mate 3rd Class during World War II (25 April 1945 - 22 July 1946).
* * * *
Page 3 of Gastonia Gazette, March 2, 1965
Second Man Enters Race From Ward 5
Gastonia's Ward 5 now has two candidates for a city council seat in the May 4 municipal election. A mailing machine salesman for Pitney Bowes, James Milton Smith, filed Monday afternoon. Smith who lives at 908 N. Broad St. is making his first bid for an elective office.
Robert L. Withers, chief clerk and accountant for Gas Pipe Line Corp, also filed Monday from Ward 5. The Ward 5 seat is now held by Marshall Rauch, who is not running. Smith works for Pitney-Bowes Inc. covering the area of Gaston County. He came here from Charlotte in 1956 at that time with Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co.
He and his wife, the former Rose Simril, have two children: Sandra, 17 and Kathy, 13. Smith said he has been planning for about two years to run for the city council and added now appears to be the right time to run and to serve.
He said that if elected, he will do as good a job as possible. He said he is running as an independent. Smith is a member of First Methodist Church and past president of the Builders Class. He is an officer in Gastonia Lodge AF AM, and a member of the Gaston Shrine Club, and the Oasis Temple. He is also a De-Molay advisor. He is on the membership committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
* * * * *
I believe this is from the Gastonia newspaper, slightly different than the one in the Charlotte paper:
JAMES M. SMITH
James Milton Smith, 43, of 908 Broad St., died Saturday night in a Charlotte hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon at the West Chapel of McEwen Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Rev. Howard Jordan, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, where he was a member, will officiate.
Masonic graveside services will be held at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, by King Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 704.
Smith was born March 23, 1927, in Mooresville, the son of James Dennis Smith and Lily Starnes Smith, Charlotte.
Self-employed, he was a Mastier Mason, York Rite Mason, a member of Oasis Temple, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Simril of Charlotte; two daughters, Miss Kathy Lynn Smith, Charlotte, and Mrs. Sandra Beaty, Charlotte; his parents; two brothers, Wayne L. Smith, Charlotte, and Ned Smith, Hickory; a half brother, A. A. Starnes, Charlotte, and a sister, Mrs. M. B. Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
* * * *
Memorial Obituary
The Charlotte News
Charlotte, N.C.
July 13, 1970
The funeral for Milton Smith, 43, of 908 Broad St., Gastonia, is to be at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at McEwen West Chapel.
The Rev. Howard Jordan, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, is to officiate. Masonic graveside services are to be in Sharon Memorial Park.
He died Saturday in Memorial Hospital.
He was born March 23, 1927, in Mooresville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith of Charlotte. He was a member of the King Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 704, of the York Rites, and of the Oasis Temple. He also served on the Gastonia VFW.
Surviving are his wife, Rose Simril Smith of Charlotte; two daughters, Miss Kathy Lynn Smith and Mrs. Sandra Beaty of Charlotte; his parents; two brothers, Wayne C. [sic] Smith of Charlotte and Ned Smith of Hickory; one half brother, A. A. Starnes of Charlotte, and one sister, Mrs. M. B. Starnes [sic - should be Dennis] of Jacksonville, Fla.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at McEwen Funeral Home.
* * * *
Selections played at his funeral:
Abide with Me
The Lord's Prayer
My Faith Looks up to Thee
Come, Ye Disconsolate
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
* * * *
Name: James Milton Smith
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Jul 1970
Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, N. C.
Birth Year: 1927
Birth Year (Estimated):
Burial Date: 14 Jul 1970
Burial Place: Charlotte, N. C.
Cemetery: Sharon Memorial Park
Funeral Home:
Residence Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Address: 908 N. Broad Street
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Occupation:
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1927
Birthplace: North Carolina
Father's Name:James Dennis Smith
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:Lillie Starnes
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Spouse's Name:Rose Simril Smith
* * * * *
Name Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 5, Clover, Kings Mountain Township, York, South Carolina, United States
Sex Male
Age 13
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birthplace North Carolina
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Last Place of Residence Same Place
Household
James Smith Head M 37 North Carolina
Lilly Smith Wife F 37 North Carolina
Melton Smith [sic] Son M 13 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 10 North Carolina
Hazel Smith Daughter F 6 North Carolina
Eugene Faircloth Lodger M 49 South Carolina
* * * *
Name Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 9
Household
James D Smith Head M 26 North Carolina
Lily M Smith Wife F 26 North Carolina
Wayne Smith Son M 5 North Carolina
Melton Smith [sic] Son M 3 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 0 North Carolina
Jessie Starnes Brother M 19 North Carolina
* * * *
Name Jas Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Birth
Event Date 23 Mar 1927
Event Place Iredell, North Carolina
Other Event Place Mooresville
Gender Male
Race White
Father's Name James D Smith
Mother's Name Florence Starnes [sic]
Page 498
Source Reference 13
* * * *
On a personal note, a very special thank you to Michael Dunne for sponsoring his memorial.
* * * *
Married to Rose Georgia Simril on 11 Sep 1946 in York., SC. They had two children, Sandra "Sandy" Yvonne Smith Harrington Sigler (11 Nov 1947 - 06 Feb 1997) and Kathy Lynn Smith Givens Brewer. He had two grandchildren: Melanie Givens Wynter and Jaime Harrington Bryan. He was an entrepreneur. He owned two bars on Hwy. 74 at the River, they were Nancy's and Tony's.
* * * *
He served aboard the U.S.S. Saidor as one of the first crews and had a certificate naming him as a "Plank Holder." He served as a Gunner's Mate 3rd Class during World War II (25 April 1945 - 22 July 1946).
* * * *
Page 3 of Gastonia Gazette, March 2, 1965
Second Man Enters Race From Ward 5
Gastonia's Ward 5 now has two candidates for a city council seat in the May 4 municipal election. A mailing machine salesman for Pitney Bowes, James Milton Smith, filed Monday afternoon. Smith who lives at 908 N. Broad St. is making his first bid for an elective office.
Robert L. Withers, chief clerk and accountant for Gas Pipe Line Corp, also filed Monday from Ward 5. The Ward 5 seat is now held by Marshall Rauch, who is not running. Smith works for Pitney-Bowes Inc. covering the area of Gaston County. He came here from Charlotte in 1956 at that time with Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co.
He and his wife, the former Rose Simril, have two children: Sandra, 17 and Kathy, 13. Smith said he has been planning for about two years to run for the city council and added now appears to be the right time to run and to serve.
He said that if elected, he will do as good a job as possible. He said he is running as an independent. Smith is a member of First Methodist Church and past president of the Builders Class. He is an officer in Gastonia Lodge AF AM, and a member of the Gaston Shrine Club, and the Oasis Temple. He is also a De-Molay advisor. He is on the membership committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
* * * * *
I believe this is from the Gastonia newspaper, slightly different than the one in the Charlotte paper:
JAMES M. SMITH
James Milton Smith, 43, of 908 Broad St., died Saturday night in a Charlotte hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon at the West Chapel of McEwen Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Rev. Howard Jordan, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, where he was a member, will officiate.
Masonic graveside services will be held at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, by King Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 704.
Smith was born March 23, 1927, in Mooresville, the son of James Dennis Smith and Lily Starnes Smith, Charlotte.
Self-employed, he was a Mastier Mason, York Rite Mason, a member of Oasis Temple, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Simril of Charlotte; two daughters, Miss Kathy Lynn Smith, Charlotte, and Mrs. Sandra Beaty, Charlotte; his parents; two brothers, Wayne L. Smith, Charlotte, and Ned Smith, Hickory; a half brother, A. A. Starnes, Charlotte, and a sister, Mrs. M. B. Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
* * * *
Memorial Obituary
The Charlotte News
Charlotte, N.C.
July 13, 1970
The funeral for Milton Smith, 43, of 908 Broad St., Gastonia, is to be at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at McEwen West Chapel.
The Rev. Howard Jordan, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, is to officiate. Masonic graveside services are to be in Sharon Memorial Park.
He died Saturday in Memorial Hospital.
He was born March 23, 1927, in Mooresville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith of Charlotte. He was a member of the King Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 704, of the York Rites, and of the Oasis Temple. He also served on the Gastonia VFW.
Surviving are his wife, Rose Simril Smith of Charlotte; two daughters, Miss Kathy Lynn Smith and Mrs. Sandra Beaty of Charlotte; his parents; two brothers, Wayne C. [sic] Smith of Charlotte and Ned Smith of Hickory; one half brother, A. A. Starnes of Charlotte, and one sister, Mrs. M. B. Starnes [sic - should be Dennis] of Jacksonville, Fla.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at McEwen Funeral Home.
* * * *
Selections played at his funeral:
Abide with Me
The Lord's Prayer
My Faith Looks up to Thee
Come, Ye Disconsolate
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
* * * *
Name: James Milton Smith
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Jul 1970
Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, N. C.
Birth Year: 1927
Birth Year (Estimated):
Burial Date: 14 Jul 1970
Burial Place: Charlotte, N. C.
Cemetery: Sharon Memorial Park
Funeral Home:
Residence Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Address: 908 N. Broad Street
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Occupation:
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1927
Birthplace: North Carolina
Father's Name:James Dennis Smith
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:Lillie Starnes
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Spouse's Name:Rose Simril Smith
* * * * *
Name Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 5, Clover, Kings Mountain Township, York, South Carolina, United States
Sex Male
Age 13
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birthplace North Carolina
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Last Place of Residence Same Place
Household
James Smith Head M 37 North Carolina
Lilly Smith Wife F 37 North Carolina
Melton Smith [sic] Son M 13 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 10 North Carolina
Hazel Smith Daughter F 6 North Carolina
Eugene Faircloth Lodger M 49 South Carolina
* * * *
Name Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 9
Household
James D Smith Head M 26 North Carolina
Lily M Smith Wife F 26 North Carolina
Wayne Smith Son M 5 North Carolina
Melton Smith [sic] Son M 3 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 0 North Carolina
Jessie Starnes Brother M 19 North Carolina
* * * *
Name Jas Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Birth
Event Date 23 Mar 1927
Event Place Iredell, North Carolina
Other Event Place Mooresville
Gender Male
Race White
Father's Name James D Smith
Mother's Name Florence Starnes [sic]
Page 498
Source Reference 13
* * * *
On a personal note, a very special thank you to Michael Dunne for sponsoring his memorial.
* * * *
* * * *
He served aboard the U.S.S. Saidor as one of the first crews and had a certificate naming him as a "Plank Holder." He served as a Gunner's Mate 3rd Class during World War II (25 April 1945 - 22 July 1946).
* * * *
Page 3 of Gastonia Gazette, March 2, 1965
Second Man Enters Race From Ward 5
Gastonia's Ward 5 now has two candidates for a city council seat in the May 4 municipal election. A mailing machine salesman for Pitney Bowes, James Milton Smith, filed Monday afternoon. Smith who lives at 908 N. Broad St. is making his first bid for an elective office.
Robert L. Withers, chief clerk and accountant for Gas Pipe Line Corp, also filed Monday from Ward 5. The Ward 5 seat is now held by Marshall Rauch, who is not running. Smith works for Pitney-Bowes Inc. covering the area of Gaston County. He came here from Charlotte in 1956 at that time with Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co.
He and his wife, the former Rose Simril, have two children: Sandra, 17 and Kathy, 13. Smith said he has been planning for about two years to run for the city council and added now appears to be the right time to run and to serve.
He said that if elected, he will do as good a job as possible. He said he is running as an independent. Smith is a member of First Methodist Church and past president of the Builders Class. He is an officer in Gastonia Lodge AF AM, and a member of the Gaston Shrine Club, and the Oasis Temple. He is also a De-Molay advisor. He is on the membership committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
* * * * *
I believe this is from the Gastonia newspaper, slightly different than the one in the Charlotte paper:
JAMES M. SMITH
James Milton Smith, 43, of 908 Broad St., died Saturday night in a Charlotte hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon at the West Chapel of McEwen Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Rev. Howard Jordan, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, where he was a member, will officiate.
Masonic graveside services will be held at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, by King Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 704.
Smith was born March 23, 1927, in Mooresville, the son of James Dennis Smith and Lily Starnes Smith, Charlotte.
Self-employed, he was a Mastier Mason, York Rite Mason, a member of Oasis Temple, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Simril of Charlotte; two daughters, Miss Kathy Lynn Smith, Charlotte, and Mrs. Sandra Beaty, Charlotte; his parents; two brothers, Wayne L. Smith, Charlotte, and Ned Smith, Hickory; a half brother, A. A. Starnes, Charlotte, and a sister, Mrs. M. B. Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
* * * *
Memorial Obituary
The Charlotte News
Charlotte, N.C.
July 13, 1970
The funeral for Milton Smith, 43, of 908 Broad St., Gastonia, is to be at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at McEwen West Chapel.
The Rev. Howard Jordan, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, is to officiate. Masonic graveside services are to be in Sharon Memorial Park.
He died Saturday in Memorial Hospital.
He was born March 23, 1927, in Mooresville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith of Charlotte. He was a member of the King Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 704, of the York Rites, and of the Oasis Temple. He also served on the Gastonia VFW.
Surviving are his wife, Rose Simril Smith of Charlotte; two daughters, Miss Kathy Lynn Smith and Mrs. Sandra Beaty of Charlotte; his parents; two brothers, Wayne C. [sic] Smith of Charlotte and Ned Smith of Hickory; one half brother, A. A. Starnes of Charlotte, and one sister, Mrs. M. B. Starnes [sic - should be Dennis] of Jacksonville, Fla.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at McEwen Funeral Home.
* * * *
Selections played at his funeral:
Abide with Me
The Lord's Prayer
My Faith Looks up to Thee
Come, Ye Disconsolate
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
* * * *
Name: James Milton Smith
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Jul 1970
Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, N. C.
Birth Year: 1927
Birth Year (Estimated):
Burial Date: 14 Jul 1970
Burial Place: Charlotte, N. C.
Cemetery: Sharon Memorial Park
Funeral Home:
Residence Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Address: 908 N. Broad Street
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Occupation:
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1927
Birthplace: North Carolina
Father's Name:James Dennis Smith
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:Lillie Starnes
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Spouse's Name:Rose Simril Smith
* * * * *
Name Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 5, Clover, Kings Mountain Township, York, South Carolina, United States
Sex Male
Age 13
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birthplace North Carolina
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Last Place of Residence Same Place
Household
James Smith Head M 37 North Carolina
Lilly Smith Wife F 37 North Carolina
Melton Smith [sic] Son M 13 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 10 North Carolina
Hazel Smith Daughter F 6 North Carolina
Eugene Faircloth Lodger M 49 South Carolina
* * * *
Name Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 9
Household
James D Smith Head M 26 North Carolina
Lily M Smith Wife F 26 North Carolina
Wayne Smith Son M 5 North Carolina
Melton Smith [sic] Son M 3 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 0 North Carolina
Jessie Starnes Brother M 19 North Carolina
* * * *
Name Jas Melton Smith [sic]
Event Type Birth
Event Date 23 Mar 1927
Event Place Iredell, North Carolina
Other Event Place Mooresville
Gender Male
Race White
Father's Name James D Smith
Mother's Name Florence Starnes [sic]
Page 498
Source Reference 13
* * * *
On a personal note, a very special thank you to Michael Dunne for sponsoring his memorial.
* * * *
Inscription
James Milton Smith
North Carolina
GM3 USNR
World War II
March 23 1927 July 11 1970
Gravesite Details
He is buried beside his sister-in-law Jackie Simril Honeycutt.
