MOST -- Victims in 1 family of the 9 May 1927 tornado in Garland TX
N 32° 54.509 W 096° 36.017
14S E 724429 N 3643695
The tombstone in Mills Cemetery memorializing 5 members of the Smiley family, who were all killed in the "Garland Cyclone" of 9 May 1927. Out of the 13 dead, no family lost more members than the Smiley family did.
Waymark Code: WMFWBN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2012
Views: 5
Around 3am on 9 May 1927 a terribly violent storm moved from southwest to northeast across Dallas County. People in Dallas were awakened and amazed at the ferocity of the clouds and near-constant lightning display. In Garland, the storm dropped a tornado that killed 13 people and decimated three city blocks.
The seven members of the Smiley family were at home when the tornado roared through Garland. In the aftermath of the storm, parents Charles and Belle Smiley, and 3 of their 5 daughters, Lilath, Greeta, and Charlena, all lay dead. The surviving daughters Dorit and Margaret Ruth Smiley were taken to the hospital in Dallas, where they recovered.
The waymark is the tombstone for the five members of the Smiley family who died in this storm. It is heartening to see that someone still comes to place tokens and flowers at the grave of this tragic family.
Type of documentation of superlative status: news article in the Dallas Morning News archive & tombstone
Location of coordinates: their shared tombstone in Mills Cemetery
Web Site: Not listed
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