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Montez W. <I>Tyre</I> Smiley

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Montez W. Tyre Smiley

Birth
Mershon, Pierce County, Georgia, USA
Death
2 May 2007 (aged 94)
Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Mrs. Montez Tyre Smiley

Mrs. Montez Tyre Smiley, 94, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 2, 2007, at the Pierce County Nursing Home.

A native and life-long resident of Pierce County, she was a retired bookkeeper for the Pierce County Tag Office and was also a former postmaster for the Mershon Post Office. Mrs. Smiley was a charter member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was a member of the Adult Women's Sunday School Class and had been very active in church functions throughout the years. Mrs. Smiley will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend.

She was a daughter of the late Lonnie Marion & Mabel Griffis Tyre, Sr. and was also preceded in death by her husband, Everette Prentice Smiley, her sister, Verda Shipes, and both of her brothers, Raynell Tyre and Lonnie Marion Tyre, Jr..

Survivors are two daughters and sons-n-law, Donna Dixon & husband, Jack Ferguson, and Marian & Terry Evans all of Blackshear; 4 grandchildren, David (SueAnne) Dixon of Offerman, Cynthia (Olin) Lovett of Statesboro, Angel (Kevin) Knowlton of Jacksonville, FL and Kyler (Ryan) Fyffe of Blackshear; 9 great grandchildren, Ryan Dixon, Ethan Lovett, Courtney Dixon, Blaine Lovett, Skyler Dixon, Tyce Lovett, Dixon Knowlton, Emma Knowlton & Asher Fyffe and several nieces, nephews & other relatives.

Funeral services for Mrs. Smiley will be held Friday morning, May 4, 2007, at 11:00 o'clock from the Emmanuel Baptist Church..

Interment will be in the Blackshear Cemetery.

Visitation for Mrs. Smiley will be held Thursday evening from 6 until 9 at the funeral home.

The family has requested that all members of the Adult Women's Sunday School Classes, Maggie Howard and Barbara C. Smith - teachers, and Willet Hall Staff of the Pierce County Nursing Home serve as honorary pallbearers. They should meet at the church by 10:30 Friday morning.

Mrs. Smiley will lay in state at the church one hour prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to Satilla Health Foundation for the Pierce County Nursing Home, PO Box 1243, Waycross, GA 31502 or to the Emmanuel Baptist Church 2010 Vision, PO Box 407, Blackshear, GA 31516.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing our online register at www.pearsontreadwell.com.

Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Miss Montez W Tyre
Post Office Location: Mershon, Pierce, Georgia
Appointment Date: 16 Oct 1934
Volume #: 12
Volume Year Range: 1930-1971

U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Mrs Montez W Smiley
Post Office Location: Mershon, Pierce, Georgia
Appointment Date: 7 Feb 1942
Volume #: 12
Volume Year Range: 1930-1971

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Montez Tyre Smiley
[Montez T Smiley ]
[Montez Tyre Tyre]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1912
Birth Place: Mershon Pier, Georgia
Death Date: 2 May 2007
Father: Lonnie M Tyre
Mother: Mabel Griffis
SSN:
Signature on SSN Card: Montez T Smiley
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Mar 1943: Name listed as MONTEZ TYRE SMILEY; 10 May 2007: Name listed as MONTEZ T SMILEY
Mrs. Montez Tyre Smiley

Mrs. Montez Tyre Smiley, 94, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 2, 2007, at the Pierce County Nursing Home.

A native and life-long resident of Pierce County, she was a retired bookkeeper for the Pierce County Tag Office and was also a former postmaster for the Mershon Post Office. Mrs. Smiley was a charter member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was a member of the Adult Women's Sunday School Class and had been very active in church functions throughout the years. Mrs. Smiley will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend.

She was a daughter of the late Lonnie Marion & Mabel Griffis Tyre, Sr. and was also preceded in death by her husband, Everette Prentice Smiley, her sister, Verda Shipes, and both of her brothers, Raynell Tyre and Lonnie Marion Tyre, Jr..

Survivors are two daughters and sons-n-law, Donna Dixon & husband, Jack Ferguson, and Marian & Terry Evans all of Blackshear; 4 grandchildren, David (SueAnne) Dixon of Offerman, Cynthia (Olin) Lovett of Statesboro, Angel (Kevin) Knowlton of Jacksonville, FL and Kyler (Ryan) Fyffe of Blackshear; 9 great grandchildren, Ryan Dixon, Ethan Lovett, Courtney Dixon, Blaine Lovett, Skyler Dixon, Tyce Lovett, Dixon Knowlton, Emma Knowlton & Asher Fyffe and several nieces, nephews & other relatives.

Funeral services for Mrs. Smiley will be held Friday morning, May 4, 2007, at 11:00 o'clock from the Emmanuel Baptist Church..

Interment will be in the Blackshear Cemetery.

Visitation for Mrs. Smiley will be held Thursday evening from 6 until 9 at the funeral home.

The family has requested that all members of the Adult Women's Sunday School Classes, Maggie Howard and Barbara C. Smith - teachers, and Willet Hall Staff of the Pierce County Nursing Home serve as honorary pallbearers. They should meet at the church by 10:30 Friday morning.

Mrs. Smiley will lay in state at the church one hour prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to Satilla Health Foundation for the Pierce County Nursing Home, PO Box 1243, Waycross, GA 31502 or to the Emmanuel Baptist Church 2010 Vision, PO Box 407, Blackshear, GA 31516.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing our online register at www.pearsontreadwell.com.

Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Miss Montez W Tyre
Post Office Location: Mershon, Pierce, Georgia
Appointment Date: 16 Oct 1934
Volume #: 12
Volume Year Range: 1930-1971

U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Mrs Montez W Smiley
Post Office Location: Mershon, Pierce, Georgia
Appointment Date: 7 Feb 1942
Volume #: 12
Volume Year Range: 1930-1971

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Montez Tyre Smiley
[Montez T Smiley ]
[Montez Tyre Tyre]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1912
Birth Place: Mershon Pier, Georgia
Death Date: 2 May 2007
Father: Lonnie M Tyre
Mother: Mabel Griffis
SSN:
Signature on SSN Card: Montez T Smiley
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Mar 1943: Name listed as MONTEZ TYRE SMILEY; 10 May 2007: Name listed as MONTEZ T SMILEY


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