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Dr James Connor “J.C.” Smoak

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Birth	:	28 Jan 1923 Bamberg, Bamberg County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	14 Sep 2004 Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Laurens, Laurens County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.4962997, -81.9916992
Inscription	:	RM2 US Navy WWII
Description	:	Dr. James 'J.C.' Smoak Laurens, South Carolina Dr. James "J.C." Smoak, age 81, of 109 Arrowood Lane, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Bamberg and was a son of the late Connor W. and Ebbie Dell Smoak. Dr. Smoak served on the USS Cree during World War II as a Seaman First Class, and following his Navy career he became a restaurant owner in Denmark. Dr. Smoak attended Newberry College and was a graduate of Emory University where he received his D.D.S. degree and began his dental practice in Laurens in 1960 until 1999 when... Read More	Dr. James 'J.C.' Smoak Laurens, South Carolina Dr. James "J.C." Smoak, age 81, of 109 Arrowood Lane, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Bamberg and was a son of the late Connor W. and Ebbie Dell Smoak. Dr. Smoak served on the USS Cree during World War II as a Seaman First Class, and following his Navy career he became a restaurant owner in Denmark. Dr. Smoak attended Newberry College and was a graduate of Emory University where he received his D.D.S. degree and began his dental practice in Laurens in 1960 until 1999 when he retired. He was a member of the Palmetto Masonic Lodge #19, Hejaz Shrine Temple, Rotary Club, Lions Club and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Laurens. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Myers Smoak, of the home; three daughters, Susan Donnan, and her husband, Alvin, of Simpsonville, Kim Gue, of Easley and Cynthia Carron, and her husband, Frank, of Easley; a son, Timothy Myers Smoak, and his wife, Sally, of Goose Creek; a sister, Willie Dell Rabun, of Charleston; nine grandchildren, Katie Smoak, Connor Smoak, Trey Donnan, Jarrod Gue, Lauren Tollison, Miranda Tollison, Kristin Smoak, Melissa Smoak and Erica Smoak; and a great-grandchild, Nathan Marsh. He was predeceased by a son, James "Pete" Connor Smoak Jr. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, at 2 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church, with entombment in the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Gray Funeral Home of Laurens Published in The Greenville News: 09-16-2004

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Dr James Connor “J.C.” Smoak's memorial is located at: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Laurens, Laurens County, USA.
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Dr James Connor “J.C.” Smoak death on 14 Sep 2004 in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 34.4962997
Longitude: -81.9916992

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Dorothy Jeanne Myers Smoak

(1929 - 2008)

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Howard Laverne Smoak

(1918 - 1982)

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