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Submitted: 8/29/21 • Approved: 8/30/21 • Last Updated: 9/2/21 • R452271-G0-S3
COCKSWAIN US Navy
World War II
July 24, 1920-October 25, 1993
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
Borger News Herald - October 25, 1993
C.O. Smith, 73, Borger, died Monday, Oct. 25, 1993 in Veteran's Hospital in Amarillo.
Services are pending with Ed Brown & Sons Funeral Directors.
A native of Danville, Ala., he had been a Borger resident for 46 Years. He was a retired utility "A" operator for Phillips Petroleum Company.
He was a member of First Assembly of God Church, and a World War II Navy veteran.
He married Claudene Farris June 3, 1946 in Odessa.
Survivors include his wife; a son, James Dean Smith of Fort Worth; two daughters, Patsy Gray of San Antonio; and Gaylene Schiller of Borger; a brother, Clenton Smith of Amarillo; and eight grandchildren.
Contributed on 8/29/21
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