CARROLL D. SMYERS, 96
U.S. Treasury Dept.
LAKELAND - Mr. Carroll D. Smyers passed away on Saturday June 25, 2011 due to natural causes.
He was born in Omaha, NE and moved to this area from Houston, TX in 1986. Carroll was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran of WWII. He graduated from Creighton University Law School, and practiced before the United States Customs Court and Federal Court, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Carroll also served as Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Customs Service, U.S. Dept. of Treasury in Washington DC. Before retirement, Carroll served as the Regional Counsel for the Customs Service in Houston, TX.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Marion G. Smyers. Survivors include his son, Steve Smyers and his wife, Sherrin of Lakeland, daughter, Diane Baldwin of Phoenix, AZ and two grandsons, Trent and Scott Smyers.
Interment with military honors will take place at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. Arrangements by Gentry-Morrison / Dukes-Steen Funeral Home.
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