Robert Taylor "Bob" Smelcer, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1921 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	Robert Taylor "Bob" Smelcer
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	29 Aug 1921
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Apr 2012	Seymour, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I260513	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Robert Taylor Smelcer,   b. 1 May 1900,   d. 20 Aug 1987  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Cora Isabell Bull,   b. 7 Mar 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Nov 1979  (Age 78 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1920	Hamblen County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F164648	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Floye Daisy Holbert,   b. 27 Aug 1921,   d. 17 Jan 2016  (Age 94 years)
  Married	Abt 1941
  Children	1. Darlene Smelcer   2. Sandra Smelcer + 3. Angela Smelcer
  Family ID	F100719	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 16 Apr 2012 - Seymour, Tennessee Buried - - Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 10 Jan 2003. Mattie Barsha Holbert Fox obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 17 Jan 2016. Floye Daisy Holbert Smelcer obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 16 Apr 2012. August 29, 1921 - April 16, 2012 Smelcer, Robert Taylor, Jr.-age 90 of Seymour passed away Monday, April 16, 2012 at his home. He served in WWII from 1942-1945 in Guam and Saipan, where he was a Staff Sergeant. Upon returning from active duty, he became a salesman for Deaver Dry Goods which later became William R. Moore, from where he retired as president of the company. He was a 50 year+ member of Sevier Masonic Lodge #334 and was an avid golfer at Holston Hills Country Club, where he was a member. He is preceded in death by his parents, Cora Bull Smelcer and Robert Taylor Smelcer, Sr., and his grandson, David Timothy Kinder. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 71 years, Floye D. Smelcer; daughter and son-in-law, Darlene Justice and Jim Wright; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Gene Flinter and daughter, Angie Humphreys. There are also six surviving grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He was a former member of Burlington United Methodist Church and his current membership is with Colonial Heights United Methodist Church, where he was a very active member of the United Methodist Men's Club. The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 19 at Colonial Heights United Methodist Church, from 1:00-2:00 pm, with the Celebration of Life service immediately following, Dr. Darris Doyal and the Reverend Laura Rasor officiating. The entombment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Colonial Heights United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 6321 Chapman Highway, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920. Honorary pallbearers will be the J. Ray Stuart Sunday School Class. You may call at your convenience at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 4:00-9:00 pm. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 147312221). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name R Taylor Smelcer Event Type Marriage Event Date 04 Jun 1920 Event Place Hamblen, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Cora Isabell Bull Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159364-926324-7?cc=1619127 : accessed 21 January 2016), Hamblen > Marriage records, 1913-1920, Richard & Hampton-Richard & Watkins > image 2784 of 2847; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.