hmtl5 Evelyn Bernice Cordray b. 18 Sep 1929 North Salem, Linn County, Missouri d. 13 Sep 2017 Maryville, Madison County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
Evelyn Bernice Cordray

Evelyn Bernice Cordray

Female 1929 - 2017  (87 years)

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  • Name Evelyn Bernice Cordray 
    • daughter of Harvey Cordray and Alfie Swisegood [1]
    Born 18 Sep 1929  North Salem, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Sep 2017  Maryville, Madison County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I543  Hedges
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2023 

    Family John Robert Smith,   b. 6 Jan 1928, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1996, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1948 
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Sep 1929 - North Salem, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Sep 2017 - Maryville, Madison County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Smith headstone
    Smith headstone

  • Notes 
    • Evelyn Smith Galbraith, age 87, of Granite City, Illinois, formerly of North Salem, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois.

      A funeral service will be Friday, September 15, 2017, at 12:00 noon at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield with Pastor Rex Leppin officiating. Burial will be in Purdin Cemetery in Purdin. The family will receive friends Friday from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

      Memorials to Unity Baptist Church/Joni’s Place (they offer a hand up to adult women who desire to improve the quality of their lives), may be left at or mailed to Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, MO 64628.

      Evelyn Bernice, daughter of Harvey and Alfie (Swisegood) Cordray, was born September 18, 1929 in North Salem. On July 1, 1948, she married John Robert Smith who preceded her in death on April 14, 1996. In 1997, she married Lee Galbraith who preceded her in death on August 29, 2011.

      Evelyn worked as a secretary for Granite City Steel Company in Granite City, Illinois for 19 years until her retirement. She was a Charter member of the Suburban Baptist Church in Granite City, Illinois and held various positions in the church. After her marriage to Lee Galbraith, she became a member of Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church in Urbana, Illinois and was involved in their Senior Citizen Ministry.

      Survivors include one son, George Smith and wife, Kristine Gamm/Smith of Granite City, Illinois; one daughter, Sandra Simmons and husband, Randy of Peach Tree Corners, Georgia; ten grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one sister, Delores Jacobs of Brookfield.

      Her parents; two daughters, Candace and Joni; two brothers, Keith Cordray and Roy Cordray; and one sister, Vergie Carey also preceded her in death.
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.