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Andy Johns Drive
Andy Johns is the son of Frank Johns and they work together in land development and contractor in the Smyrna area. He lives in Nashville Tennessee and is the father of 3 children.
bailey collins drive
The Bailey Collins property was used as part of the Collins Estate. Bailey Collins was a member of the Smyrna Methodist church as was his wife. They joined the SMC in 1953 together.
bane drive
Named for Edwin R Bane, former commander of Stewarts Air Force Base
ben johns road
Ben Johns currently lives on the road bearing his name. The house he lives in is the beaver house named after the original owners.
brandon trail
Brandon Trail was named after John Brandon who owned Smyrna Hardware. The store was almost, if not next to Regal Furniture.
caroline lee drive
Caroline Lee is a juvenile and one of the grand daughters of land developer Frank Johns, Her mom is Jamie Lynn Johns-Lee.
carter street
William E. Carter a local electrician and plumber who installed most of the electrical and plumbing equipment in the Coleman and John sub-divisions and the Smyrna Green Acres sub-division.
delacy lane
William DeLacey was a colonel and highly decorated
commander of the 839th Air Division at Sewart Air Base. The 839th
Air Division was an airlift division that provided
command and staff supervision for assigned units. A Veteran of WW2
he served at one point as the commander of the Tempelhof Air force
Base in Berlin Germany. During his career he served as Commander at
different times for the 314 Operations Group (AETC), the
314th Troop Carrier Group and the 316th Troop Carrier Group.
ellie lee drive
Ellie Lee is one of the grand daughters of land developer Frank Johns, Her mom is Jamie Lynn Johns-Lee.
frances king
Mary Frances King is the wife of Andrew Frank Johns. During her life she had 6 children, Andrew Franks, Ernest King, William B., John Matthews, Thomas Nelson, Martha Susan and Mary Lou.
In 1915 during a revival given by Brother Doss she was baptized in the stone river. On May 27 1931 she married Andrew Frank Johns in a ceremony officiated by J. B. Estes in the Smyrna Methodist Church.
gils street
Gilbert Olerud is not native to Smyrna, or even Tennessee. He was born and raised in Fargo North Dakota and came to our town as an Airman. He arrived in Smyrna in 1952. When discharged Gilbert Lerud decided to make Smyrna his home and started to invest in the community.
In 1953 he purchased the trailer park and local
grocery from
Vincent Gambill. In the following years with family support he
invested time and money into a successful business and became an
important part of the local business community.
In 1965 Secretary of Defense announced the closing of Sewart Air
force Base. In 1970 the closing caused a mass loss of resident but
Gilbert moved ahead and in 1973 opened the Gilsville Family Center.
Gilbert Olerud passed away in 1980. The stores and property he built are still owned and run by his children.
