Juanita Mosette Smith
1923 - 2009 (86 years)-
Name Juanita Mosette Smith Birth 7 Mar 1923 Montgomery County, TX 
Gender Female Death 7 Oct 2009 Waco, McLennan, TX - Juanita "Mamacita" Thrasher, 86, of Valley Mills, passed away Oct. 7, 2009, at a Waco Hospital. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at Mosheim Baptist Church, where she had been a member since 1967. Interment will be at Valley Mills Cemetery, under the direction of Foss Funeral Home of Valley Mills. Visitation will be 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at the funeral home. Juanita was born March 7,1923, on a farm near Patton, Texas. She was the daughter of C.C. "Lum" and Mittie (Cummings) Smith. Her parents later moved to the Mosheim-Valley Mills area, where she attended and graduated Valley Mills High School in 1940 with her brother, Cortez Smith. Juanita moved to Waco at the age of 18 and attended NYA school and was employed by various sewing factories. She later was employed at James Connally Air Force Base, and remained in the civil service until 1981, spending her last five years with the V.A. Regional Office, and retiring after 30 years of service. She married the love of her life, Henry Thrasher, in Waco, on Dec. 15, 1956. They bought a ranch near Mosheim and lived there for 20 years, until her husband's health failed. After selling the ranch to neighbors, they bought the "old Brasher" home in Mosheim. Her husband had four years there until his cancer got worse. He was called home in August of 1991. Juanita was very active, enjoying deer hunting and fishing with her husband. They traveled the U.S.A. to watch thoroughbreds run various racetracks. After her husband's death, she bought a home in the Rio Grande Valley and would spend the winters there. She was an excellent seamstress, enjoyed crocheting, cross stitching, and making quilts. Juanita, known as "Mamacita" by her grandchildren, loved to dance and being with other people of her age. As her health declined she moved to Waco to Providence Park, where she currently lived. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; a sister, Eva Lee Landgraf; and a brother, Cortez Smith. Survivors include her son, Michael L. Trollinger and wife, Judy of Brady; three granddaughters, Alissa Trollinger and Brian Van Kampen of Phoenix, Amber and husband, Michael Rich of San Diego, Allie Trollinger of Brady; and four great grandchildren, Amberlyn Glasscock, Jack Van Kampen, Max Van Kampen, and Ace Trollinger. March 7, 1923 - October 7, 2009 Sign the Guest Book at http://www.wacotrib.comhttp://www.wacotrib.com
Published in Waco Tribune-Herald from October 9 to October 11, 2009
U.S., Social Security Death Index
Name: Juanita Thrasher
Last Residence: 76712 Woodway, Mclennan, Texas
Born: 7 Mar 1923
Died: 7 Oct 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)
Person ID I23480 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 9 Oct 2023
Family MSGT James Leslie Trollinger, b. 18 May 1923, McLennan County, TX d. 29 Sep 1995, McLennan County, TX (Age 72 years) Marriage 1 May 1942 Texas - Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records
Name: MS Juanita Smith
Marriage Date: 1 May 1942
Marriage Place: McLennan, Texas, USA
Spouse: James L Trollinger
Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records
Name: Mr James Leslie Trollinger
Marriage Date: 1 May 1951
Marriage Place: McLennan, Texas, USA
Spouse: Juanita Trollinger
It appears they were married twice!
Children + 1. Michael Leslie Trollinger Family ID F8145 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Feb 2022
- Juanita "Mamacita" Thrasher, 86, of Valley Mills, passed away Oct. 7, 2009, at a Waco Hospital. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at Mosheim Baptist Church, where she had been a member since 1967. Interment will be at Valley Mills Cemetery, under the direction of Foss Funeral Home of Valley Mills. Visitation will be 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at the funeral home. Juanita was born March 7,1923, on a farm near Patton, Texas. She was the daughter of C.C. "Lum" and Mittie (Cummings) Smith. Her parents later moved to the Mosheim-Valley Mills area, where she attended and graduated Valley Mills High School in 1940 with her brother, Cortez Smith. Juanita moved to Waco at the age of 18 and attended NYA school and was employed by various sewing factories. She later was employed at James Connally Air Force Base, and remained in the civil service until 1981, spending her last five years with the V.A. Regional Office, and retiring after 30 years of service. She married the love of her life, Henry Thrasher, in Waco, on Dec. 15, 1956. They bought a ranch near Mosheim and lived there for 20 years, until her husband's health failed. After selling the ranch to neighbors, they bought the "old Brasher" home in Mosheim. Her husband had four years there until his cancer got worse. He was called home in August of 1991. Juanita was very active, enjoying deer hunting and fishing with her husband. They traveled the U.S.A. to watch thoroughbreds run various racetracks. After her husband's death, she bought a home in the Rio Grande Valley and would spend the winters there. She was an excellent seamstress, enjoyed crocheting, cross stitching, and making quilts. Juanita, known as "Mamacita" by her grandchildren, loved to dance and being with other people of her age. As her health declined she moved to Waco to Providence Park, where she currently lived. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; a sister, Eva Lee Landgraf; and a brother, Cortez Smith. Survivors include her son, Michael L. Trollinger and wife, Judy of Brady; three granddaughters, Alissa Trollinger and Brian Van Kampen of Phoenix, Amber and husband, Michael Rich of San Diego, Allie Trollinger of Brady; and four great grandchildren, Amberlyn Glasscock, Jack Van Kampen, Max Van Kampen, and Ace Trollinger. March 7, 1923 - October 7, 2009 Sign the Guest Book at http://www.wacotrib.comhttp://www.wacotrib.com
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Birth - 7 Mar 1923 - Montgomery County, TX 
Marriage - 1 May 1942 - Texas 
Death - 7 Oct 2009 - Waco, McLennan, TX = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Juanita also carried the Thrasher surname.