Roby E. Smothers was the son of Edward David Smothers & Cora Adelia Newton; grandson of Eliza M. Smothers & Lousinda Roach; and great grandson of Elisha M. Smothers and Sarah ___. Not sure if Roby ever married and had a family of his own (his obit mentions no descendants). =========================================================== http://www.abqjournal.com/obits/obits1998/OB04-09.HTM#Smothers Paid Death/Funeral Notices The following are obituary advertisements printed in the Albuquerque Journal newspaper on April 9, 1998 Roby E. Smothers, 79, a resident of Albuquerque for 50 years, died Monday, April 6, 1998. He is survived by his sisters, Ruth Young and husband, Louis of Hemet, CA, Rose Howlett of Tulsa, OK, and Reval L. McCord of Houston, TX; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Smothers was a veteran of the US Army Air Corps, having served during WW II. He was an avid ham operator with call letters WU51. Graveside services will be held Thursday, 2:30 p.m., at Santa Fe National Cemetery, with Chaplain Col. Lemuel Boyles USAF (Ret) officiating. French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE. ===========================================================