James Smith
James York Smith
May 25, 1944 – January 14, 2021
Lived 76 years
Summerville Baptist Church Cemetery · Denton, NC
One of a kind (Big James) aka my DAD!
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Mr. James York Smith, 76, of Spartan Drive Lexington, passed away on a Thursday January 14, 2021 at his residence.
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1944
Born May 25
1945
James was 1 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1951
James was 7 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
James was 25 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
James was 32 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
James was 45 when the Berlin Wall fell
1997
James was 53 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
James was 57 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
James was 66 when Instagram was launched
2020
James was 76 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away January 14, age 76
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