1. | Gwendolyn Burleigh was born on 17 Apr 1924 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; died on 27 Apr 2008 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Obituary: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
- Residence: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
- Residence: 1930, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
- Residence: 1935, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
- Residence: 1940, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; StreetAddress: Lamhard Street; Age: 15; AttendedSchool: Yes; EmploymentCode: 6; EmploymentDetails: School; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 49-4; GradeCompleted: High School, 3rd year; IsEmployed: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: No; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
Notes:
Obituary:
Gwendolyn Smith, age 84, passed away April 27, 2008. (Mother of Burleigh and Barney Smith). She was born April 17, 1924, in Opelousas, LA, to Havard and Marie Antoinette (Dufilho) Burleigh. She was preceded in death by her husband Colonel Bernard C. Smith, USAF, Retired. She is survived by her children, Barney Smith and his wife Kathy, B.J. Smith, and Lynn (Smith) Norton and her husband Larry; grandchildren, Andrew and Jennifer; sisters, Elaine Burleigh and Shirley Broussard; niece, Susie; nephews, Danny, Rusty, and Mike. Mrs. Smith will be interred with her husband at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Please make memorials in her name to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, South Texas Chapter, 931 Isom Rd., Suite 125, San Antonio, Tx 78216. Colonial Funeral Home.
Buried:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Gwendolyn married Colonel Bernard Cyril Smith on 8 Mar 1943 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. Bernard was born on 18 Aug 1921 in Louisiana, USA; died on 17 Dec 2000 in Guadalupe, Texas, USA; was buried in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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