Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Smith, Reed E. |
Genealogy ID |
05647 |
Born |
CA 1905 |
Birthplace |
Mansfield, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
31 MAY 1973 |
Deceased where |
Lansdowne,,Pennsylvania |
Cemetery |
Prospect Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1925 Bliss Electrical School |
Occupation |
A.T. &. T. electrical engineer |
Titles & honors |
Telephone Pioneers of America |
Father |
Wayne Smith |
Mother |
Malene Baker |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Bates |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
REED E. SMITH (SRGP 05647) Reed E. Smith of 170 W. Plumstead Ave., Lansdowne, died last Thursday May 31, 1973 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. He was 67. Mr. Smith retired in 1970 from American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) in Philadelphia where he had worked for more than 41 years as an electrical engineer. Born in Mansfield, he lived in Lansdowne for 37 years. He was a graduate of Bliss Electrical School in Washington, DC and attended Syracuse University. Mrs. Smith was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne and the Liberty Bell Chapter of the Telephone Pioneers of America. He is survived by his wife, Betty Bates Smith. Service was held Saturday at Johnston and Son Funeral Home in Lansdowne with the Rev. Harry E. Capps, of the First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne, presiding. Interment was at Prospect Cemetery in Mansfield. |
