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Belle SMILEY

Mills (aka Garland) Cemetery
Dallas County,
Texas

Mother Belle
Oct 30, 1890 - May 9, 1927

Father Chas.
Mar 17, 1890 - May 9, 1927

Daughters
Lilath
June 20, 1914 - May 9, 1927

Greeta
Oct 27, 1915 - May 9, 1927

Charlena
Feb 20, 1926 - May 9, 1927

All Died May 9, 1927

Around 3am on May 9, 1927 a terribly violent storm moved from southwest to northeast across Dallas County. People in Dallas were awakened and amazed at the ferocity of the clouds and near-constant lightning display. In Garland, the storm dropped a tornado that killed 13 people and decimated three city blocks.
The seven members of the Smiley family were at home when the tornado roared through Garland. In the aftermath of the storm, parents Charles and Belle Smiley, and 3 of their 5 daughters, Lilath, Greeta, and Charlena, all lay dead. The surviving daughters Dorit and Margaret Ruth Smiley were taken to the hospital in Dallas, where they recovered.

Reference: Dallas Morning News, 10 May 1927
This reference courtesy of Doris Lindblad.

Contributed on 11/6/14 by gasirek
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Submitted: 11/6/14 • Approved: 11/8/14 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R36139-G36139-S3

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