Evelyn Bernice Cordray
1929 - 2017 (87 years)
Generation: 1
1. Evelyn Bernice Cordray was born on 18 Sep 1929 in North Salem, Linn County, Missouri; died on 13 Sep 2017 in Maryville, Madison County, Illinois; was buried in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. 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.
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daughter of Harvey Cordray and Alfie Swisegood
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183421679/evelyn-bernice-smithEvelyn married John Robert Smith on 1 Jul 1948. John (son of Orra "Norman" Smith and Anna "Maude" Hedges) was born on 6 Jan 1928 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 14 Apr 1996 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]