Gilbert Amos Smith born Feb 20, 1930 in Jerome Indiana. Died Sept 29, 1998 in Moultrie GA. He was 85 years old. He was buried in Emerald Hill Cemetery in Moultrie GA. Parents were Anna Marie Clevenger and Walter Amos Smith.
During his life as best I can piece together as a child he lived around Howard/Warren Co Indiana. But by the time the birth of his first child Elizabeth he was in Hartford Conn. By 1949 he was living near Coloma, MI. In the 1970s after My Mom and Sisters and I moved to Tennessee my grandparents joined us in Dover, TN and lived there most of their "Retired" life. By about 1994-95 Grandpa lived briefly with his daughter Lori in Blytheville AR and then moved with my mother, Karen to Moultrie. GA until he died.
Facts: At 23 his oldest Daughter Elizabeth Marie was born.
At 42 is first grandchild Debby was born.
His spouses were: Ethel Beatrice Burns 1914-1983
Alice Elizabeth Blake 1919-1990
He worked in a Bakery in 1940
He slept with his hands covering his eyes
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| Preston striking Great Grandpa Gilbert's sleeping pose |
He had a car wreck as a young adult and wore a neck brace for as long as I could remember
He played the accordion
Having never had a lesson he could sit down at a piano and play beautiful music
When he attended a Baptist church when I was young he would sing ever hymn loudly ;)
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| This is his accordion. It was made in 1912-1913---It's 100 too! |
He had 5 daughters total....no biological sons....he had 4 step children 3 of which were sons. One of those daughters he wanted to name Gilbreta.
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| Some of his children: Lori, Carol, Butch, Karen |
He worked in the Automotive industry in Michigan until he retired
His mother was Anna Marie Clevenger and his father was Walter Smith. Anna Marie was 93 when she died.
Because he was the first born and Anna Marie wanted a girl so bad (she eventually had 3 other girls) she grew Gilbert's hair out and would put old fashioned curls in his hair. (I think there's a photo somewhere-I've seen it)
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| Me and My "Thappy" in 1976 |
Lived in Hartford, CT
Lived near Lake Michigan Beach, Tn
About 1975 moved to Dover, TN
Briefly Lived in Blytheville, AR with daughter Lork
Moved to Moultrie, GA for the last 3 years of his life
After he retired from the automotive industry he washed windows at a local burger joint
and on Saturdays my Grandparents would sell food at the laudrymat
Grandpa loved to Fish
I remember when I could dial 6817 and call my Grandparents with only 4 digits
Our little town didn't have much. There was a couple of restaurant/truckstops. Grandpa would visit the "Restaurant" 2 or 3 times a day for coffee. (1 teaspoon of cream/1 teaspoon of sugar--and ice cubes if it was too hot)
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| Gilbert and a couple of Grandkids in 1998 |
Happy 100th Birthday Grandpa!!!
