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Submitted: 12/26/21 • Approved: 12/28/21 • Last Updated: 12/31/21 • R475595-G0-S3
US Navy
World War II
April 3, 1917-October 14, 1998
*Photo, courtesy of Robert L. Jones
*Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
WHEELER - Elbert "Ebb" Smith, 81, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m. today in Wheeler Cemetery with the Rev. Toby Henson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Wheeler, officiating. Arrangements were by Wright Funeral Home in Wheeler.
Mr. Smith was born in Bowie and moved to Wheeler in 1933 from Shamrock. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
For 20 years Mr. Smith was employed as a mechanic for Blakemore Motor Co. He was a member of First Baptist Church.
He married Patsy Worley in 1947 at Wheeler.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Dale Smith of Oklahoma City and Joe Smith of Wheeler; a daughter, Jennifer Smith of Shamrock; a brother, Bill Smith of Amarillo; and seven grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity.
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Elbert Smith
Death Date: 14 Oct 1998
Death County: Wheeler
Gender: Male
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Elbert Wright Smith
[Elbert W Smith]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Montague, Texas
[Bowie, Texas]
Death Date: 14 Oct 1998
Father: Charles E Smith
Mother: Martha E McDonald
Notes: Jul 1941: Name listed as ELBERT WRIGHT SMITH; 05 Nov 1998: Name listed as ELBERT W SMITH
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