This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Ayers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VJIBAEB/28366.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: A little side note I forgot to mention. My grandfather, the one listed in the 1930 census as Thomas H. Smith was in fact Tom. He disliked being called Thomas because it wasn't his name. If you are curious here is his Obit: Tom H. Smith Tom H. Smith, 63, of Box 93, R.D. 5, Jamestown, died at 1:15 p.m. Saturday (July 25, 1987) in Erie Veterans Hospital. He was born June 7, 1924, in Chattanooga, a son of Herbert and Josephine Ayers Smith. Smith had been employed by the city of Jamestown in the traffic division of Department of Public Works, retiring in 1980. He had also been a Jamestown rural letter carrier and a field service technician for General Electric in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Air Corps in the Pacific Theater. He was a member of Samuel Derby American Legion Post 556, was past chief of Kiantone Fire Department, and a former member of Amateur Radio Relay League. Surviving are two sons: Rick and Kim Smith, both of Frewsburg; four daughters: Bonnie Kotch, Marsha Bab-cock, and Daryl Dallas, all of Frewsburg, and Carrie Smith of Sinclairville; and 12 grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Peterson Funeral Home, 12 Pearl St., Frewsburg. The Rev. Edward Davis, pastor of Frewsburg United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg. Friends will be received from from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today in the funeral home. My Note September 27,2005 Carrie Smith should be Kerry Smith. (I should know, it's my mom!) And my grandma Jo's: Josephine CORRY, Pa. — Josephine Wheelock Lusk, 84, of Corry Manor Nursing Home, formerly of 120 Merlin Ave., Jamestown, died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday (June 15, 1986) in Corry. She was the widow of Charles Lusk, who died in 1960. She was born Feb. 20, 1902, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Mrs. Lusk managed the Chautauqua County Humane Society in Falconer for many years ago. Surviving are a son, Tom Smith of Jamestown; six grandchildren: Bonnie Kptch, Marcia Babcock, Daryl Dallas, Rick and Kim Smith, all of Frewsburg and Kerry Smith of Gerry; 12 greatgrandchildren; five stepgreat-grand-children; a brother, James Ayers; and a sister, Annie Lane, both of Chattanooga. She was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Peterson Funeral Home, 12 Pearl St., Frewsburg. The Rev. Edward Davis, pastor of Frewsburg First United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received one half hour prior to the funeral, Wednesday, in the funeral home. V My Note September 27,2005 Copy of Grandma Jo’s Obit contains spelling errors.