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Established 1948   Lola G. Smith 1911 - 2009 W. Bruce Smith 1907 - 1994  The Herald Democrat January 27-28, 2009 Lola Grace Smith, 97, of Denison, passed away January 25, 2009 at TMC. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, January 28, 2009 at the Chapel on the Hill at Cedarlawn Memorial Park in Sherman with Dr. Tom Peel officiating. Lola was born on May 13, 1911 in a log cabin northwest of Pottsboro, the first of 7 children to Thomas Hiram Brown and Edna Hodges Brown. She married William Bruce Smith on February 2, 1935 in Sadler. Bruce's father and 2 uncles came from Arkansas and founded Hagerman, which later became Hagerman National Park. Bruce and Lola lived in Hagerman from the time they married until 1942 when they moved to Denison. Due to Bruce's career with the Corps of Engineers, they lived in several towns before retirement when they moved back to Denison in 1976. Lola was a member of Waples Memorial United Methodist Church and for the past 8-1/2 years has resided at Wesley Village Retirement Center. Lola was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and grandson, Ken Clement in 2003; a brother, Earl Thomas Brown; and sisters, Ada Perrin and Jennie Perrin. Lola is survived by daughter Nelda Bernadine Martin and husband, Jack, of Denison; granddaughter, Kathy Mullens and husband, Ronnie, of Denison; and a grandaughter-in-law, Toni Clement, of Ector. Also surviving are her sisters, Hannah Watts of Denison; Iwannah Bailey of Sherman; and Fay Collins of Ft. Worth. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Bratcher Funeral Home in Denison had charge of arrangements.  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |