Roxie LaNell Smith was born on Dec. 27, 1932, in Brookhaven, Alabama to the late Charles Butler Smith, Sr. and Lena Mae McClelland Smith. She graduated from Brookhaven High School in 1955, attended Mississippi Baptist College in Jackson, and earned her registered nursing certificate. She worked for many years as a registered nurse until her retirement. Mrs. Bachtell married Harry Ernest Bachtell, Jr. in 1955, and he preceded her in death in 1984. She moved to Tatum, Texas in 1994, and was a member of Church of the Living Waters in Tatum. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Elsie Merle Smith, Ruby Lee Musick, Helen Fowler, and Rita Louise Watson; brother, Charles Butler Smith, Jr.; son, Harry Ernest Bachtel, III; and daughter, Claire-Jo Antoinette Grimaldo.
Contributor: KD Burleson (48596905)
Contributor: KD Burleson (48596905)
Roxie LaNell Smith was born on Dec. 27, 1932, in Brookhaven, Alabama to the late Charles Butler Smith, Sr. and Lena Mae McClelland Smith. She graduated from Brookhaven High School in 1955, attended Mississippi Baptist College in Jackson, and earned her registered nursing certificate. She worked for many years as a registered nurse until her retirement. Mrs. Bachtell married Harry Ernest Bachtell, Jr. in 1955, and he preceded her in death in 1984. She moved to Tatum, Texas in 1994, and was a member of Church of the Living Waters in Tatum. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Elsie Merle Smith, Ruby Lee Musick, Helen Fowler, and Rita Louise Watson; brother, Charles Butler Smith, Jr.; son, Harry Ernest Bachtel, III; and daughter, Claire-Jo Antoinette Grimaldo.
Contributor: KD Burleson (48596905)
Contributor: KD Burleson (48596905)
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