Viva May Smothers (1909-1982)

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	Viva May Smothers (1909-1982)

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Born:	28 Oct 1909 Tennessee. ¹
Married:	Hershel Green Arnold (1908-1979) the son of Arthur Green Arnold (1874-1924) and Mary Lou (Mollie) Geurrin (1880-1956) on 27 Jan 1929 in Benton County Tennessee. ²
Died:	8 Jul 1982 Orange County Florida. ¹
Buried:	Highland Memorial Gardens Forest City, Seminole County, Florida. View Headstone/Memorial at www.findagrave.com

		John Green Smothers 1853-15 Feb 1923
	Irvin Register Smothers 23 Aug 1882-Apr 1967	Married: 16 Oct 1881
		Harriet Ann Kirk 30 Sep 1863-19 Jun 1951
Viva May Smothers 28 Oct 1909-8 Jul 1982	Married: 24 Sep 1902
		Thomas J. Kee 10 May 1844-15 Nov 1909
	Nora V. Kee Oct 1881-1935	Married: 2 Mar 1865
		Elizabeth Allen 23 Jan 1847-10 Mar 1934

Spouse & Children

Hershel Green Arnold

Hollis Russell Arnold
(1931-2004)
Mary Olene Arnold
(1936-2023)

Brothers & Sisters

Hubert O. Smothers
(1905-1974)
Buford Lee Smothers
(1907-1984)
La Floyd Smothers
(1912-2002)
Ava Florence Smothers
(1914-2001)
Thomas Green Smothers
(1920-1962)
Fred Register Smothers
(1922-2002)

Mrs. Viva May Arnold, 72, 1009 East Wallace Ave., Orlando, died Thursday. Born in Benton County, Tenn., she moved to Orlando from there in 1955. She was a homemaker and a member of First Church of the Open Bible. Survivors: son, Hollis R., Ocoee; daughter, Mrs. Olene French, Orlando; brothers, Floyd Smothers, Fred Smothers, both of Apopka, Lee Smothers, Camden, Tenn.; sister, Mrs. Ava Baldwin, Candler, N.C.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Pine Castle Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Orlando.³

Sources:

Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998

Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jul 1982, Sat, Other Editions, Page 22

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