Benzie County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Smith, Velma M. & James A. 
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Cemetery:           Crystal Lake - East
Name:               Velma M. & James A. Smith

Date Of Photograph: October 26, 2006
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Velma M. Smith   b. 8 June 1917   d. 4 Nov. 1995
Married 5 July 1935
James A. Smith   b. 8 June 1914   d. 21 Dec. 2001 
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Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996  
Name: Velma May Smith 
Birth Date: 8 Jun 1917 
Death Date: 4 Nov 1995 
Gender: Female  
Residence: Florida 
Place of Death: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan 
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Social Security Death Index 
Name: Velma M. Smith 
SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX  
Last Residence: 34748  Leesburg, Lake, Florida, United States 
Born: 8 Jun 1917 
Died: 4 Nov 1995 
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 ) 
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Social Security Death Index 
Name: James A. Smith 
SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX  
Last Residence: 48612  Beaverton, Gladwin, Michigan, United States 
Born: 8 Jun 1914 
Died: 21 Dec 2001 
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 ) 
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TRAVERSE CITY RECORD EAGLE - 23 Dec. 2001 
 LEESBURG, Fla. - James A. "Smitty" Smith, 87, of Leesburg, Fla., and former 
longtime resident of Beaverton and Frankfort, passed away following a long 
illness on Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at Mid Michigan Medical Center.
      "Smitty" was born on June 8, 1914, in Wittemore, the son of Willard and 
Jessie (Upton) Smith. On July 5, 1935, in Detroit, "Smitty" married the former 
Velma "Pebs" Stone. He was a veteran of World War II.
      "Smitty" and "Pebs" owned and operated Smitty's Landing, a resort in 
Beaverton until retiring in 1976. They moved to Leesburg, Fla. in 1993.
      "Smitty" is survived by his daughter, Velma (William) Miller of 
Beaverton; his brothers, Robert Smith of South Lyon, and Walter Smith of 
Summerfield, Fla.; his sisters, Evelyn Adkins of Sarasota, Fla., Marjori Cuffe 
of Cape Coral, Fla., and Mildred Fuller of Prescott; and several nieces and 
nephews.
      He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 60 years, "Pebs" in 
1995; his sister, Mary Lou Zachos; and his brother, Ralph Smith.
      Cremation has taken place according to the wishes of the family.
      Arrangements by Hall Funeral Homes of Beaverton and Gladwin.

 
 


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