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  • Name Van Smith 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I34235  Family
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2016 

    Father William Smith,   b. 27 Dec 1909, Alabam Township, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1982, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Ruth Cain,   b. 26 Jul 1911, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1988, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married Y  [1
    Family ID F12031  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    1. [S2927] Find a Grave, 18 December 2016; Ruth Cain Smith.
      Ruth Cain Smith
      Birth: Jul. 26, 1911
      Huntsville
      Madison County
      Arkansas, USA
      Death: Oct. 30, 1988
      Huntsville
      Madison County
      Arkansas, USA
      The Madison County Record
      Huntsville, AR
      3 Nov 1988
      Mrs. Ruth Smith, 77, of Alabam, Ark., died Oct. 30, 1988, at the Huntsville Memorial Hospital. She was born July 26, 1911, at Huntsville, the daughter of William "Bill" and Effie Sue Howard Cain. She was a retired beauty operator and was the former owner of the Peoples Beauty Shop in Huntsville for many years. She was the widow of Bill Smith, who preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 1982.
      Survivors include one son, Van Smith of the home; one brother, Howard Cain of Huntsville; three sisters, Mrs. Strange Wiggins and Mrs. Only Reed, both of Huntsville, and Mrs. Dorthiea Murphy of Fullerton, Calif.; and three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Paula Smith of Huntsville, Mrs. Mary Drake of Brea, Calif., and Mrs. Bonnie Harris of Santa Ana, Calif.
      Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in the chapel of Brashears Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy I. Cain officiating. Interment was in the Alabam Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home.
      Pallbearers were James Reed, Johnny Reed, Rick McLoud, Sam Owens, Rocky Cain and Billy Wayne Berry. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Whiteley and Euel Thompson.
       Family links: 
       Parents:
        William M Cain (1873 - 1957)
        Effie Susan Howard Cain (1883 - 1931)
        Spouse:
        William Smith (1909 - 1982)
        Siblings:
        Leona "Strange" Cain Wiggins (1909 - 2002)*
        Ruth Cain Smith (1911 - 1988)
        Only Cain Reed (1913 - 2006)*
        Dorthiea Cain Murphy (1915 - 2011)*
        Howard Guess Cain (1917 - 1999)*
        Therrie Chateau Cain Davis (1919 - 1980)*
       Burial:
      Alabam Cemetery
      Alabam
      Madison County
      Arkansas, USA
       Created by: Rosa Cline
      Record added: Jul 01, 2003
      Find A Grave Memorial# 7644287