Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Smith, Donald R. 'Don'
1929 - 2010 (80 years)-
Name Smith, Donald R. 'Don' Birth 22 Apr 1929 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Reference Number SMIT.D005 _FGRAVE 71829852 Funeral 28 Jan 2010 (80 years) Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Noble, Richland County, Illinois [1] Military Service Korean War, Technical Sergeant, United States Army [1, 5] 
Sergeant First Class, United States Army (Combat Arms)
(Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
Korea 
United States Army
Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…Korean War
(1950-1953)
United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…Specialist (Rank)
Specialist is a military rank in some countries’ armed forces. In the United States Armed Forces, it is one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army, above private (PVT), private (PV2), and private first class and is equivalent in pay grade to corporal. In the U.S. Space Force it consists of the four junior enlisted ranks, prior to…United States Army United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia Death 25 Jan 2010 Richland Care & Rehab Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2] Cause: Alzheimers Burial 28 Jan 2010 Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2] 
Headstone, Smith, Lora Marie and Donald R. 
Headstone, Smith, Donald R.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID I12502 Carl Wayne Gray Research | Herdes - MinardJoseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants, Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants Last Modified 26 Oct 2023
Father Smith, William Henry, b. 27 Oct 1892, Illinois d. 19 May 1978 (Age 85 years) Mother Travis, Sylvia Carida, b. 31 Jul 1897, Illinois d. 2 May 1979 (Age 81 years) Marriage 22 Dec 1915 [3, 4, 6] Family ID F5705 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Herdes, Lora Marie, b. 6 Mar 1933, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Sep 2017, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years) Marriage 11 Jun 1950 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2, 7] Children > 1. Smith, L.R. > 2. Smith, M.A. > 3. Smith, Jeffrey Steven 'Jeff', b. 22 Jan 1964, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Feb 1990 (Age 26 years)Family ID F5885 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 22 Apr 1929 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
Marriage - 11 Jun 1950 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
Death - Cause: Alzheimers - 25 Jan 2010 - Richland Care & Rehab Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois 
Funeral - 28 Jan 2010 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Noble, Richland County, Illinois 
Burial - 28 Jan 2010 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Donald worked for the Village of Noble for 28 years and was a member of the North Freedom Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United State's Army, where he served in the Korean War. He was a member of the County Line Rod and Gun Club and the Olney VFW.
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Sources - [S3282] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Smith, Donald R., 80, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 05 Feb 2010 @ 02:23 PM), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3281] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Lora Marie and Donald R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183748973/lora-marie-smith), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3183] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 3, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).
- [S1533] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3283] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Donald R., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Smith&GSiman=1&GSsr=1&GScid=105163&GRid=71829852&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4033] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, William H. and Sylvia C., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Travis&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26565296&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3271] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Herdes, Virgil L., 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36689831/virgil-l-herdes), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3282] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Smith, Donald R., 80, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 05 Feb 2010 @ 02:23 PM), none. (Reliability: 2).