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Mr. Zane E. Smith, Jr., MSgt. Ret., Age 78, of Kerrville, Texas, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 1999, at his residence. Mr. Smith, a resident of Kerrville since 1977, was born on December 22, 1920, in Amarillo, Texas, to the parents of Zane Errett Smith Sr. and Jewell Serena Sullenger Smith. He served his country faithfully, including World War II, from 1940 to 1963, in the United States Air Force, retiring as Master Sergeant. He also retired from the Internal Revenue Service. He married Philippa B. Howland on February 12, 1944, in Clovis, New Mexico. She preceded him in death on April 13, 1998. Mr. Smith was a member of the Unitarian Church. He was a member of Zia Daylight Masonic Lodge #77, Past Master December 1991, the Ballot Aybod Temple-York Rite in Albuquerque, and the Scottish Rite Consistory in Santa Fe. Mr. Smith was a life member of the DAV Chapter 32 in Albuquerque, life member of the Air Force Sergeants Association, and life member of the National Association of Uniformed Services. He volunteered at the Lovelace Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Regional Hospital. Survivors, two daughters, Serena Burrough and husband, Bill O. Burrough of Kerrville, and Dr. Penny Ramsdell and husband, Earle R. Ramsdell of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; two grandchildren, Nova Nichols of Boulder. Colorado and Shana Corbiere of Round Rock. Funeral Services, 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 4, 1999, Grimes Funeral Chapels, Kerrville, Texas, with Rev. Earle R. Ramsdell and Kerrville Masonic Lodge No. 697, AF & AM, Officiating. Private interment to follow at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of GRIMES FUNERAL CHAPELS of Kerrville.
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