SMITH, TOM RUSSELL - Benton County, Arkansas | TOM RUSSELL SMITH - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Tom Russell SMITH

Oak Hill (Siloam Springs) Cemetery
Benton County,
Arkansas

Tom
Aug 29 1913 - Oct 10 1982
Son of Tom William and Rebecca Smith

Ruth
Jan 16 1916 - Oct 5 2011
Daughter of Joseph Newton and Freddie Jane Jackson Lamons

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Ruth Smith, 95, of Midland, TX died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in the Hospice of Midland In-Patient Unit at Midland Memorial Hospital. She was born January 16, 1916 in Washington County, Arkansas to Joe and Freddie Lamons. On May 12, 1935 she married Russell Smith. They lived in Cincinnati, AR for two years before moving to Siloam Springs where they lived until Russell's death on October 10, 1982. Ruth continued to live there until she moved to Midland in 1997 where she lived at Polo Park Estates Retirement Home and The Vogel Center at Manor Park.
Ruth attended school in Cincinnati, AR and Westville, OK where she graduated from Westville High School. She worked toward a teaching certificate at Northeastern Oklahoma University. She taught three years in Nicodemus, a one-room country school in Benton County, AR. She did substitute teaching in the Siloam Springs School District for many years.
While living in Siloam Springs, Ruth was active in the First United Methodist Church, the Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and the local chapter of AARP.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; son, Harold Dale Smith; sisters, Winnie Russell, Helen Griffin, Betty Bean, and Virginia Lamons; and brothers-in-law, Paul Russell and Denton Bean.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and John Moreland of Midland, TX; grandchildren, John Russell Moreland (Janella) of Belfair, WA, Patricia Hicks (Donnie) of Lubbock, TX, Michael Smith (Kris) of White Bear, MN, and Kelly Smith (Jeff) of Berea, KY. She is also survived by a brother-in-law, Sam Griffin of Summers, AR; daughter-in-law, Judy Smith, of White Bear, MN; and great-grandchildren, David Hicks, Katie Hicks, Justin Smith, Nathan Smith, Nathan Richey, Colin Richey, and Zenith Savary.
The family expresses deep appreciation for the care given to Ruth by Dr. Shylesh Ganta for many years. Appreciation is also given to Hospice of Midland, The Vogel Center at Manor Park, and to the many friends who supported the family during her long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
A graveside service was held Saturday, October 15 at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery with Dr. Jarrell Sharp of Denton, TX

Married 2 May 1935

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Submitted: 2/13/13 • Approved: 2/14/13 • Last Updated: 3/23/13 • R832395-G832395-S3

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