- Date Of Birth: May 14, 1931
- Date Of Death: October 9, 2020
- State: Indiana
BENTONVILLE- Merida Smith Jr., 89, passed away Friday morning October 9, 2020 at Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Indiana. A son of Merida and Fannie (Jones) Smith Sr., Junior was born in Germantown, Indiana on May 14, 1931. He attended Lincoln High School and was raised in the Western Wayne community. He and his wife Thelma have made their home in Bentonville for the past 65 years. They were married in Dublin at the parsonage of Rev. Richard Rahrar on March 4, 1950.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, the former Thelma Brown; their daughter, Amy and her husband Mike Brattain of Cambridge City; 2 grandchildren, Samantha (Nathan) Dungan of Cambridge City and Cory Brattain of Washington DC; 3 great grandchildren, Carter Isaacs, Emersyn and Samuel Dungan; 1 sister, Maude Moon of Reno, Nevada; several nieces and nephews.
Junior was preceded in death by 4 siblings, Lucinda Miller, Charles and Ralph Smith and Thelma Sue Johnson; 2 half -sisters, Eva Stewart and Leona Davidson.
