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DATE: Friday, April 14, 1995                 TAG: 9504140386
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: SUFFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

HARRY TILDEN SMITH

Harry Tilden Smith, 79, of the 800 block of Craig Drive, died April 12, 1995.

A native of Lynnhaven, he was the son of the late Curtis Lee Smith Sr. and Hattie Wilson Smith and the widower of Lillie Doxey Smith. Mr. Smith was the owner and operator of Smith Optical for 35 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Suffolk Masonic Lodge (NU)30, Mount Nebo Royal Arch (NU)20, Portsmouth Commandery (NU)5 Knights Templar, Khedive Temple, Suffolk Shrine Club, Sinai Chapter (NU)18 Order of Eastern Star and the Rogers Deer Club.

A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in Holy Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. Charles W. Thompson. The family will receive friends at the home. Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 237 N. Main St., Suffolk, Va. 23434, or the Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1515, Suffolk, Va. 23439.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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