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J. R. “Mutt” Smith

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J. R. “Mutt” Smith

Birth
Cottle County, Texas, USA
Death
4 Jun 1997 (aged 85)
Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA
Burial
Matador, Motley County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Smith died Wednesday, June 4, 1997, in Prairie House Nursing Center in Plainview.

He was born Jan. 17, 1912, in Cottle County. He married Hermie Bearden in Peducah, TX November 20, 1933 and Monita Spence in Bakersfield, Calif., on Sept. 14, 1940. He was a U.S. Army veteran.

He was an independent fence contractor and a Baptist. Four sons, Walter Lynn, Troy Dale, Mark and Robby Lynn, and a daughter, Edna Elaine Smith, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his second wife; four sons, Jackie Royce of Ruidoso, N.M., Ronnie, Don and Johnny, all of Paducah; six daughters, Peggy Krebbs of Amarillo, Darnell McGowan of Plainview, Nita Jo Shields of Greenville, Linda Plemmons of Fort Worth, Joy Martin of Lubbock and Teresa Smith of Atoka, Okla.; a brother, Neal of Possum Kingdom Lake; two sisters, Louise Truelock of Paducah and Thelma Clark of Sulphur Springs; 26 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.
Smith died Wednesday, June 4, 1997, in Prairie House Nursing Center in Plainview.

He was born Jan. 17, 1912, in Cottle County. He married Hermie Bearden in Peducah, TX November 20, 1933 and Monita Spence in Bakersfield, Calif., on Sept. 14, 1940. He was a U.S. Army veteran.

He was an independent fence contractor and a Baptist. Four sons, Walter Lynn, Troy Dale, Mark and Robby Lynn, and a daughter, Edna Elaine Smith, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his second wife; four sons, Jackie Royce of Ruidoso, N.M., Ronnie, Don and Johnny, all of Paducah; six daughters, Peggy Krebbs of Amarillo, Darnell McGowan of Plainview, Nita Jo Shields of Greenville, Linda Plemmons of Fort Worth, Joy Martin of Lubbock and Teresa Smith of Atoka, Okla.; a brother, Neal of Possum Kingdom Lake; two sisters, Louise Truelock of Paducah and Thelma Clark of Sulphur Springs; 26 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

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  • Created by: Jayson Cooper
  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77205598/j_r-smith: accessed ), memorial page for J. R. “Mutt” Smith (17 Jan 1912–4 Jun 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77205598, citing East Mound Cemetery, Matador, Motley County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Jayson Cooper (contributor 47606473).