Jackson Progress Argus, 25 January 1995
Malcolm Russell Smith, Colonel, U.S. Army retired, age 73, of 199 W. F Smith Street, Flovilla, died Thursday, January 19 at his historic residence, the W. F. Smith homeplace. Services were held January 21 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. Rev. Stan Ayer, Rev. Vernon Hughes and CW4 Willie Evans, U.S. Army officiated, with interment in the Flovilla Cemetery.
Col. Smith was born December 3, 1921, at Cork, Butts County, Georgia, the ninth child of William Alford Smith and Lillian Ethel Leverette Smith. He grew up on a farm and graduated from Jackson High School in 1938. Col. Smith served in the Africa-Middle East Theater during World War II and with the Third Infantry Division during the Korean Conflict. He served as Provost Marshal, 25th Infantry Division, Cu Chi, Republic of Vietnam, from 1968-69.
After Vietnam, he served as Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Agency in Washington, D.C., attaining the rank of full colonel in 1972. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Third Region Criminal Investigation Division until his retirement in 1974.
Col. Smith received many decoration and awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit (oak leaf cluster), Bronze Star (oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (fifteen oak leaf clusters), as well as numerous commendations and foreign military awards.
Following retirement, Col. Smith became active in county and municipal government. He was elected to the Butts Co. Board of Tax Assessors and also worked in the office of the county surveyor. He was elected mayor of Flovilla in 1980 and served six years.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Riley Smith of Flovilla; daughter, Lillian S. Cowell, Washington, D.C.; sons, Russell Smith and Rex Smith, both of Atlanta, and Rod Smith of Flovilla; a daughter, Marinel S. Eddy, passed away in 1994; 10 grandchildren; sisters, Sarah Veal, Warner Robins; Velma Mayfield, Flovilla; Rebecca Hodges, Oconee; Sue Warren, Washington and Ruth Lumley, Wrightsville
Malcolm Russell Smith, Colonel, U.S. Army retired, age 73, of 199 W. F Smith Street, Flovilla, died Thursday, January 19 at his historic residence, the W. F. Smith homeplace. Services were held January 21 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. Rev. Stan Ayer, Rev. Vernon Hughes and CW4 Willie Evans, U.S. Army officiated, with interment in the Flovilla Cemetery.
Col. Smith was born December 3, 1921, at Cork, Butts County, Georgia, the ninth child of William Alford Smith and Lillian Ethel Leverette Smith. He grew up on a farm and graduated from Jackson High School in 1938. Col. Smith served in the Africa-Middle East Theater during World War II and with the Third Infantry Division during the Korean Conflict. He served as Provost Marshal, 25th Infantry Division, Cu Chi, Republic of Vietnam, from 1968-69.
After Vietnam, he served as Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Agency in Washington, D.C., attaining the rank of full colonel in 1972. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Third Region Criminal Investigation Division until his retirement in 1974.
Col. Smith received many decoration and awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit (oak leaf cluster), Bronze Star (oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (fifteen oak leaf clusters), as well as numerous commendations and foreign military awards.
Following retirement, Col. Smith became active in county and municipal government. He was elected to the Butts Co. Board of Tax Assessors and also worked in the office of the county surveyor. He was elected mayor of Flovilla in 1980 and served six years.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Riley Smith of Flovilla; daughter, Lillian S. Cowell, Washington, D.C.; sons, Russell Smith and Rex Smith, both of Atlanta, and Rod Smith of Flovilla; a daughter, Marinel S. Eddy, passed away in 1994; 10 grandchildren; sisters, Sarah Veal, Warner Robins; Velma Mayfield, Flovilla; Rebecca Hodges, Oconee; Sue Warren, Washington and Ruth Lumley, Wrightsville
Jackson Progress Argus, 25 January 1995
Malcolm Russell Smith, Colonel, U.S. Army retired, age 73, of 199 W. F Smith Street, Flovilla, died Thursday, January 19 at his historic residence, the W. F. Smith homeplace. Services were held January 21 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. Rev. Stan Ayer, Rev. Vernon Hughes and CW4 Willie Evans, U.S. Army officiated, with interment in the Flovilla Cemetery.
Col. Smith was born December 3, 1921, at Cork, Butts County, Georgia, the ninth child of William Alford Smith and Lillian Ethel Leverette Smith. He grew up on a farm and graduated from Jackson High School in 1938. Col. Smith served in the Africa-Middle East Theater during World War II and with the Third Infantry Division during the Korean Conflict. He served as Provost Marshal, 25th Infantry Division, Cu Chi, Republic of Vietnam, from 1968-69.
After Vietnam, he served as Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Agency in Washington, D.C., attaining the rank of full colonel in 1972. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Third Region Criminal Investigation Division until his retirement in 1974.
Col. Smith received many decoration and awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit (oak leaf cluster), Bronze Star (oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (fifteen oak leaf clusters), as well as numerous commendations and foreign military awards.
Following retirement, Col. Smith became active in county and municipal government. He was elected to the Butts Co. Board of Tax Assessors and also worked in the office of the county surveyor. He was elected mayor of Flovilla in 1980 and served six years.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Riley Smith of Flovilla; daughter, Lillian S. Cowell, Washington, D.C.; sons, Russell Smith and Rex Smith, both of Atlanta, and Rod Smith of Flovilla; a daughter, Marinel S. Eddy, passed away in 1994; 10 grandchildren; sisters, Sarah Veal, Warner Robins; Velma Mayfield, Flovilla; Rebecca Hodges, Oconee; Sue Warren, Washington and Ruth Lumley, Wrightsville
Malcolm Russell Smith, Colonel, U.S. Army retired, age 73, of 199 W. F Smith Street, Flovilla, died Thursday, January 19 at his historic residence, the W. F. Smith homeplace. Services were held January 21 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. Rev. Stan Ayer, Rev. Vernon Hughes and CW4 Willie Evans, U.S. Army officiated, with interment in the Flovilla Cemetery.
Col. Smith was born December 3, 1921, at Cork, Butts County, Georgia, the ninth child of William Alford Smith and Lillian Ethel Leverette Smith. He grew up on a farm and graduated from Jackson High School in 1938. Col. Smith served in the Africa-Middle East Theater during World War II and with the Third Infantry Division during the Korean Conflict. He served as Provost Marshal, 25th Infantry Division, Cu Chi, Republic of Vietnam, from 1968-69.
After Vietnam, he served as Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Agency in Washington, D.C., attaining the rank of full colonel in 1972. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Third Region Criminal Investigation Division until his retirement in 1974.
Col. Smith received many decoration and awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit (oak leaf cluster), Bronze Star (oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (fifteen oak leaf clusters), as well as numerous commendations and foreign military awards.
Following retirement, Col. Smith became active in county and municipal government. He was elected to the Butts Co. Board of Tax Assessors and also worked in the office of the county surveyor. He was elected mayor of Flovilla in 1980 and served six years.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Riley Smith of Flovilla; daughter, Lillian S. Cowell, Washington, D.C.; sons, Russell Smith and Rex Smith, both of Atlanta, and Rod Smith of Flovilla; a daughter, Marinel S. Eddy, passed away in 1994; 10 grandchildren; sisters, Sarah Veal, Warner Robins; Velma Mayfield, Flovilla; Rebecca Hodges, Oconee; Sue Warren, Washington and Ruth Lumley, Wrightsville
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