Doyle L. Smith^{[1, 2]}

1911 - 2000  (89 years)

• Name	Doyle L. Smith
  Born	23 Mar 1911	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	2 Nov 2000	Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	5 Nov 2000	Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I74560	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	James Arthur "Art" Smith,   b. 9 May 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Apr 1951  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary Caroline Bible,   b. 27 Aug 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 1974  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F29109	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellen Bell,   b. 23 Feb 1919, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jan 2003  (Age 83 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1939	Greenville, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Lieutenant General Hubert G. Smith,   b. 30 Jun 1941, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years) + 2. Dr. Barbara Smith,   b. 13 Oct 1942, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years) + 3. Nancy Smith,   b. 21 Feb 1944, Waynesville, North Carolina  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F27649	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Mar 1911 - Tennessee Died - 2 Nov 2000 - Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 5 Apr 1999. Chester Eugene Bell obituary [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 23, 240, 241, 242, 336. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Doyle Smith Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 01, Cocke, Tennessee, United States District: 0002 Gender: Male Age: 19 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1911 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 3B Household ID: 53 Line Number: 65 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2238 GS Film number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 004548152 Image Number: 00036 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James A Smith M 44 Tennessee Wife Marry Smith F 40 Tennessee Son Evel Smith M 20 Tennessee Son Doyle Smith M 19 Tennessee Daughter Iva Smith F 13 Tennessee Son Floid Smith M 11 Tennessee Daughter Lovie Smith F 9 Tennessee Daughter Loree Smith F 7 Tennessee Daughter Bureda Smith F 4 Tennessee Son Arthur B Smith M 2 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 4 Nov 2000. SMITH, DOYLE L. - age 89, of Morristown and formerly of Del Rio, Tenn. went to be with his Heavenly Father on November 2, 2000, at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital. He was the son of the late, Arthur and Mary Bible Smith of Del Rio and was preceded in death by brothers, Eual and Floyd Smith; sisters, Leone and Ruby Smith; and grandson, Christian Robinson. Doyle is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Mary Bell Smith. He was the devoted father of son, Lt. Gen. (Retired) Hubert G. Smith and wife, Nancy of Clarksville, Tenn.; daughters, Barbara Robinson and husband, Leo of Morristown and Nancy Lemieux and husband, Ronald of Edmond, Okla. Other survivors are; grandchildren and their spouses, Drs. Maurice and Jill Robinson, Dr. Stacia and Robert Pratt of Morristown, Christopher Todd Smith of Knoxville, Laura and Cpt. Steve Wright of Germany, Rob and Leanna Stephenson of Anchorage, Alaska, Jon Stephenson of Mountain City, Timothy and April Stephenson of Troy, Ill.; and step grandsons and wives, Richard and Amy Lemieux of Hampton, Va. and Roland and Kris Lemieux of Anchorage, Alaska. Doyle is also survived by great grandchildren, Aaron and Sean Saylor, Ashley and Alex Robinson, Tyler Stephenson, Ricky, Renee, and Elizabeth Lemieux. Other survivors are sisters, Mrs. Louie Turner, Knoxville, Mrs. Loiree Collins, Mrs. Iva Freeman, Mrs. Bureda Finchum, and brother, Arthur B. Smith, all of Del Rio, Tenn. A talented musician and singer, and a committed Christian, he taught Sunday school and directed music at the First Church of God, Del Rio for 44 years. He later joined Panther Springs United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday School for several years. In his youth, a highlight of his life was singing gospel music with his sisters and brother at the International Salvation Army Convention in Atlanta, Ga. He held singing schools throughout East Tenn., with an emphasis on shaped notes, a lost art among mountain singers. He will be remembered for his great sense of humor, his love of storytelling, and his gentle spirit. A carpenter, he was retired from BASF(American Enka) and had also worked in Cleveland, Ohio and in Morristown as a finish carpenter. The family will receive friends at Westside Chapel in Morristown Saturday evening from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be Sunday 2 p.m. at Panther Springs United Methodist Church with the Rev. Garland James officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Panther Springs United Methodist Church, 4555 West A.J. Hwy., Morristown, Tenn. or to the ALPS Center 600 N. Daisy Street, Morristown, Tenn. 37814.