Individual Details
Roy John Smith
(6 Dec 1885 - 10 Feb 1958)
Roy was a Warrant Officer in the Navy. Notations on the back of photos state he had a motorcycle shop (Harley Davidson) in Orlando, Florida. He was living in Orlando when his brother William Ara and sister-in-law Clara visited there in 1923. On his son's birth certificate Roy lists his occupation as engineer.
On U. S. Census of 1930, Roy J. Smith is with his wife Frances P. and son David R. They are living at 5315 Garden Ave., West Palm Beach, Florida. Roy is a U. S. Customs Inspector and a veteran of World War I. They have a roomer in the household who is also a Customs Inspector and World War I veteran, William B. Lankford.
Death Certificate of Roy John Smith from Florida shows he served in World War I. At the time of his death his occupation was Customs Inspector. He died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Coral Gables, Florida.
Miami Herald, Miami, Florida,11 February 1958, page 2C: Roy John Smith, 73, of 4500 Palm Ave., Hialeah, died Monday in a hospital. A resident here 14 years he came here from Jacksonville and was a retired U. S. Customs office employee [one line unreadable] Woodman of the World of Orlando, a Mason, an American Legion member past conductor of the 40 AFM [?] [unreadable]. He is survived by his wife Frances, a son David, of Pensacola and two grandchildren. Services will be in the Hialeah-Miami Springs chapel of Van Oradel Mortuary at 8 pm, Wednesday, with cremation to follow. The family requests donations to the Heart Fund in lieu of flowers.
Unnamed source of second obituary: Services for Roy John Smith, 73 of 4500 Palm Ave., Hialeah, will be at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Van Oradel Hialeah-Miami Springs Chapel, followed by cremation. A retired U. S. Customs official, he came here 16 years ago from Jacksonville. He died yesterday. A World War I veteran, Mr. Smith was past commander of the Woodmen of the World in Orlando, a Mason in West Palm Beach and was in the American Legion in Orlando. Survivors include his wife, Frances, a son David, of Pensacola; and two grandchildren. They request flowers be omitted and any donations be made to the Heart Fund.
On U. S. Census of 1930, Roy J. Smith is with his wife Frances P. and son David R. They are living at 5315 Garden Ave., West Palm Beach, Florida. Roy is a U. S. Customs Inspector and a veteran of World War I. They have a roomer in the household who is also a Customs Inspector and World War I veteran, William B. Lankford.
Death Certificate of Roy John Smith from Florida shows he served in World War I. At the time of his death his occupation was Customs Inspector. He died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Coral Gables, Florida.
Miami Herald, Miami, Florida,11 February 1958, page 2C: Roy John Smith, 73, of 4500 Palm Ave., Hialeah, died Monday in a hospital. A resident here 14 years he came here from Jacksonville and was a retired U. S. Customs office employee [one line unreadable] Woodman of the World of Orlando, a Mason, an American Legion member past conductor of the 40 AFM [?] [unreadable]. He is survived by his wife Frances, a son David, of Pensacola and two grandchildren. Services will be in the Hialeah-Miami Springs chapel of Van Oradel Mortuary at 8 pm, Wednesday, with cremation to follow. The family requests donations to the Heart Fund in lieu of flowers.
Unnamed source of second obituary: Services for Roy John Smith, 73 of 4500 Palm Ave., Hialeah, will be at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Van Oradel Hialeah-Miami Springs Chapel, followed by cremation. A retired U. S. Customs official, he came here 16 years ago from Jacksonville. He died yesterday. A World War I veteran, Mr. Smith was past commander of the Woodmen of the World in Orlando, a Mason in West Palm Beach and was in the American Legion in Orlando. Survivors include his wife, Frances, a son David, of Pensacola; and two grandchildren. They request flowers be omitted and any donations be made to the Heart Fund.
Events
| Birth | 6 Dec 1885 | Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 16 Sep 1907 | Dubuque Co., Iowa - Frances Pearl Goldfarb | | ||
| Death | 10 Feb 1958 | Coral Gables, Dade Co., Florida | | ||
| Burial | Cremated | |
Families
| Spouse | Frances Pearl Goldfarb (1890 - 1972) |
| Child | David Roy Smith (1920 - 1970) |
| Father | William Wayne Smith (1849 - 1923) |
| Mother | Ida Emma Isadore Hosier (1854 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Mamie Smith (1872 - 1876) |
| Sibling | William Ara Smith (1875 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Charles Edward "Ed" Smith (1877 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Ruth Smith (1878 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Huldah Beach Smith (1882 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Raymond Fenimore Smith (1891 - 1951) |