Richard Harry Smith

1943 - 1973  (30 years)

• Name	Richard Harry Smith
  Nickname	Ricky
  Birth	19 Jan 1943	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces. [1]
  Census	1950 (6 years)	Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [9]
  In the 1950 US Census, he was recorded as 8 years old, living at 21 Deshon Manor, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
  Graduation	1960 (16 years)	Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  He graduated in 1960 from Butler High School.
  	Ricky's High School Graduation Picture
  Military	1960 to 1963 (16 years)  [5, 7, 10]
  He enlisted in the US Army on 21 June 1960 and served until 20 June 1963 as a PFC.
  Death	29 Aug 1973	Crockett, Nueces County, Texas, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  	Certificate of Death for Richard Harry Smith
  Obituary	31 Aug 1973 (30 years)  [5]
  Richard H Smith ORANGE - Richard H Smith 31, of Corpus Christi, Tex., formerly of Butler Pa., died Wednesday at Atana Tex as a result of an automobile accident The grandson of Mrs Harry Woodman of North Orange, he was born at Lowell Jan 19, 1942, the son of Sidney H. and Janice (Woodman) Smith Besides his grandmother, he leaves a wife, the former Susan Warm, and a daughter Ricki D. Smith, both of Deerfield Conn.; his mother, Mrs Janice Wheeler of Butler, Pa., a sister, Jean Harrier of Athol and two brothers, Jeffrey Smith of Zelienople, Pa., and Granville W Cooper III, of Butler, Pa . The funeral will be Monday at 2 pm at the Noth Orange Community Church. Rev Arthur W. Shaw, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Tally Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. The Witty FuneralHome to take charge of arrangements.
  Burial	3 Sep 1973	Tully Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Tully Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 10, 11]
  	Grave Marker of Richard Smith
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Jean Ruth Smith,   b. 13 Sep 1939, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 May 2015, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Paul John Frederick,  m. 20 Feb 1959 ;   Harry Melvin Bankert,  m. 1 Jun 1963 ;   Gordon Clarence Harrier, Jr.,  m. 25 Feb 1972 ;   Richard George Griffeth,  m. 30 Jul 1977 ;   Gary L. Davis,  m. 15 Nov 1985 + 2. Richard Harry Smith,   b. 19 Jan 1943, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Aug 1973, Crockett, Nueces County, Texas, U.S.A.  (Age 30 years) + 3. Jeffery Sidney Smith,   b. 8 Aug 1947, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Dec 2023, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Grandville William Cooper and Janice Mary Woodman)
  1. Grandville William Cooper, III,   b. 12 Nov 1950, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 28 Jun 2005, Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 54 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sidney Henry Smith,   b. 16 Aug 1917, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Mar 1947, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 29 years)  (Father)  Sarah Mills   d. 5 Nov 1765  (7 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I25485	Ward Line
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Death: The coroner's report states he died on 31 August.

  
  

Father	Sidney Henry Smith,   b. 16 Aug 1917, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Mar 1947, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 29 years)
Mother	Janice Mary Woodman,   b. 6 Oct 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Aug 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 89 years)
Family ID	F7601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Susan Margaret Warren
Children	+   1. Ricki DeAnn Smith
Family ID	F9208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	2 Sep 2024




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richard Harry Smith(1943 – 1973) 2Sidney Henry Smith(1917 – 1947) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Janice Mary Woodman(1919 – 2009) 6Harry Lincoln Woodman(1880 – 1968) 12Herbert J. Woodman(1848 – 1892) 24Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman(1808 – 1880) 25Dorothy E. Dunham(1810 – 1902) 13Mary E. Flanders(1854 – 1941) 26Frederick Moses Flanders(1828 – 1900) 27Sarah A. Berry(1829 – 1893) 7Ruth Esther Ward(1889 – 1980) 14Everett Daniel Ward(1857 – 1920) 28Deacon Thomas Harris Ward(1814 – 1891) 29Esther Kellogg Mayo(1814 – 1895) 15Cora May Harding(1868 – 1952) 30George Harding(1837 – 1910) 31Ruth Melinda Delvey(1838 – 1923)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Jan 1943 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Graduation - 1960 - Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 29 Aug 1973 - Crockett, Nueces County, Texas, U.S.A. Burial - 3 Sep 1973 - Tully Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Richard H. Smith

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2313] Birth Announcement, Richard Harry Smith. [S2] Delvy, Florine Isabel, Delvey Genealogies, (manuscript, 1968). [S3] Brodeur, Diane , Descendants of Ruth Melinda Delvey, (Oxford, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1981). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 11020852 Richard Harry “Ricky” Smith . [S2314] Obituary of Richard H. Smith, (Greenfield, Massachusetts: The Greenfield Recorder, 31 August 1973, Page 18). [S527] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S170] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Application for Richard Harry Smith. [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2961; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 10-53. [S2315] Texas Department of State Health Services , Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013), Certificate of Death for Richard Harry Smith. [S170] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).