Violet May (Tanier) King (1924 - 2008)

Born 11 Oct 1924 in Napoleon, Ohio, United States

Wife of Jesse A. Smythe — married 11 Jun 1942 in Henry, Ohio, United States

Died 3 Oct 2008 at age 83 in Adamsville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Dresden, Ohio One Place Study.

"Violet May Tanier Smythe King, 83, of Adamsville, died at 12:42AM Friday October 3, 2008 at her home. She was born October 11, 1924, a daughter of Carmen Beckstein and Harry Tanier in Napoleon, Ohio. As a teenager, she moved to Attica to live with her grandmother. She married and started to raise a family and was quickly nick-named "Posie". The family moved to Dresden in 1950. Violet lived vibrantly through her family. She was full of energy and zest, working full time in her beauty shop at home, plus worked full time at the Bush Woolen Mill, Essex Wire in Zanesville and then was one of the first 18 employees at The Longaberger Company, retiring after 25 years of service. Violet was loved and admired by many and was baptized Sunday September 7, 2008 at the First Baptist Church by Pastor Andrew Dennis. Her favorite pastime was watching the show choir "J. G. Company".^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Obituary|Violet Smythe King," Vensil & Chute Funeral Home, https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/obituary/1103697?fh_id=13024.

• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23D-96PN : 13 March 2018), Violet May Tanier, 11 Oct 1924; citing Birth, , , Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 388,754.
• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q8-2RH5 : 1 July 2016), Violet M. Smythe, died 03 Oct 2008; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.