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MPCI Class of 1930
She was one of eight students who transferred and graduated from M. P. C. I. in 1928 after the closure of Mont Amoena in 1927.
Birth: 1 May 1912, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Death: 17 Jun 1999, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
Parents:
Luther Schaeffer Shirey (1874-1915)
Winona Cook Shirey (1877-1969)
Siblings:
Miriam Kathleen Shirey (1902-1987)
Ruth Winona Shirey McComb (1904-1947)
Salome Shirey DeDiego (1907-1998)
Martha Cook Shirey (1909-1988)
John Luther Shirey (1914-1998)
Spouse: John Ellis Smith, Jr. (1912-1972)
Married: 21 Nov 1940, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Burial: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Sources: www.findagrave.com, # 54506424.
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The Charlotte News, 22 Nov 1940, 13.
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The Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC), 19 Jun 1999, p. 2C.
Julia Shirey Smith
Julia Shirey Smith, 87, of Salisbury, died Thursday (June 17, 1999) at the Brian Center of Salisbury.
Born May 1, 1912, in Mount Pleasant, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Winona Cook and Luther S. Shire. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Mrs. Smith was formerly the executive secretary of the American Cancer Society of Salisbury.
Her husband, John E. Smith, died in 1972.
Survivors include son Ellis Smith, Salisbury; daughter Julie S. Banks, Hilton Head, S. C.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Mount Pleasant, conducted by the Rev. Donald Deal. Burial, church cemetery.
Visitation: Following the committal service Sunday afternoon.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, Rowan County Chapter, P.O. Box 1264, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.
Gordon Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant is in charge.
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