Suzanne Puyoulet Smith, aged 91, of Greenville, Alabama, formerly of
Sylacauga, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011. She was born in
Biarritz, France on January 16, 1920 to Monsieur and Madame Pierre Emile
Puyoulet. She was educated at Notre Dame de Sion, a private school for
girls in Biarritz and the University of Bordeaux, France and the
Baccalayreat Philosophy, cum laude, from the University of Toulouse, France.
She received the B.A. degree, summa cum laude from Samford University, the
MA. A. degree from the University of Alabama and the AA certificate from the
University of Alabama in Birmingham.
Mrs. Smith was a teenager when the Germans occupied France. During the war,
she taught private French and English lessons and also worked as
translator-interpreter for both the U.S. Army Intelligence Service in Paris
and the American University in Biarritz. Mrs. Smith met her late husband,
Edward Jefferson Smith, who was in General Patton's Third Army after the
war. They were married in Sylacauga on February 16, 1950. Following Mr.
Smith's death in 1965, Mrs. Smith taught French and Humanities, serving her
entire 21-year teaching career at Sylacauga High School. She was inducted
into the 18th Jacksonville State University Teacher Hall of Fame,
representing secondary education.
She is survived by her children, Alice Dale Smith Tylander (Mrs. Gene R.),
Jupiter, FL; Julie Emily Smith, Montgomery, AL; Fay Powell Smith Poole,
(Mrs. Cleveland), Greenville, AL.
Grandchildren: Patrick (Lori) Tylander, Palm Beach Gardens, FL., Andrew
Tylander, Jupiter, FL., Suzanne Tylander, Ventura, CA., Edward Poole,
Montgomery, AL., and Evelyn Poole, Greenville, AL.
Great-grandchild: Parker Tylander
Visitation will be held Saturday afternoon, May 14, from 5-7 p.m. at Dunklin
& Daniels Funeral Home, 812 West Commerce Street, Greenville, AL
(334-382-2667). The family will hold a private memorial service at a later
date.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the
Greenville Animal Shelter, 1310 East Commerce Street, Greenville, AL 36037
(334-382-7806).