Individual Details
Virginia Irene Smith
(4 Mar 1917 - 12 Jul 2008)
Virginia Irene Smith Embry, 91, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008, in Fort Worth, surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 3290 Lackland Road, Fort Worth 76116. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Virginia Irene Smith Embry was born in Los Angeles but considered herself an Oklahoma girl of the generation tempered by the Great Depression and World War II.
Virginia and George C. Embry Jr. were high school sweethearts and married in 1937, only parting 59 years later at George's death. They spent most of their married life in Austin, moving to Fort Worth in 1979.
Her personality can be summed up as a reflection of her father's charm and good nature; and with that, she learned to endure all things for love of her husband and children.
Survivors: Sons, George L. Embry and Clark C. Embry; grandsons, Jon C. Embry, Todd H. Embry and wife, Denise, and Jason S. Embry; five great-grandchildren; brother, David Smith and wife, Sue; and sister, Amy Kutac and husband, Edward.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 7/14/2008
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 3290 Lackland Road, Fort Worth 76116. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Virginia Irene Smith Embry was born in Los Angeles but considered herself an Oklahoma girl of the generation tempered by the Great Depression and World War II.
Virginia and George C. Embry Jr. were high school sweethearts and married in 1937, only parting 59 years later at George's death. They spent most of their married life in Austin, moving to Fort Worth in 1979.
Her personality can be summed up as a reflection of her father's charm and good nature; and with that, she learned to endure all things for love of her husband and children.
Survivors: Sons, George L. Embry and Clark C. Embry; grandsons, Jon C. Embry, Todd H. Embry and wife, Denise, and Jason S. Embry; five great-grandchildren; brother, David Smith and wife, Sue; and sister, Amy Kutac and husband, Edward.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 7/14/2008
Events
| Birth | 4 Mar 1917 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 1925 | (Corley Fluellyn Smith and Florence Adelia Bailey) Kansas | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 8 Apr 1930 | (Corley Fluellyn Smith and Florence Adelia Bailey) Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | | | |
| Marriage | 10 Jun 1937 | George Clark Embry Jr. | |||
| Census (family) | 9 Apr 1940 | Houston, Harris County, Texas - George Clark Embry Jr. | | | |
| Death | 12 Jul 2008 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | |||
| Burial | 15 Jul 2008 | Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | George Clark Embry Jr. (1915 - 1997) |
| Child | John Merriman Embry (1949 - 1953) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Corley Fluellyn Smith (1895 - 1985) |
| Mother | Florence Adelia Bailey (1895 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Corley Fowler Smith (1915 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Hugh Merriman Smith (1918 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Winifred Amelia "Amy" Smith (1925 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
Virginia Irene SmithSex: Female
Birth Date: 04 Mar 1917
Birthplace: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthplace (Original): Los Angeles
Father's Name: Corley F Smith
Father's Age: 26
Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Father's Birthplace: Oklahoma
Mother's Name: Florence Elaine Bailey
Mother's Age: 25
Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Mother's Birthplace: N York
Census (family)-shared
Corley Smith head M 30 OklahomaFlorence Smith Spouse F 30 New York
Verginia Smith Child F 8 California
Census (family)-shared
Corley E Smith Head Male 36 Oklahoma - Commercial traveler, plumbing specialtiesFlorence Smith Wife Female 35 New York
Virginia Smith Daughter Female 13 California
Winifred Smith Daughter Female 4 5/12 Kansas
Census (family)
George C Embry Head Male 24 Texas - Clerk, wholesale tireVirginia I Embry Wife Female 23 California
Endnotes
1. California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL7-VDFH.
2. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V25D-WXT.
3. Kansas State Census, 1925 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGCN-6MZB.
4. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77C-WR1.
5. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K47K-TYL.
6. Find a Grave Memorial 28264296.