It took a couple of days before the question made sense! In a standard contract or deed, it shoud read, "John Smith of City, County, State, spouse of Mary Smith" in the wording.
There is no readily available public information about the marital status or spouse of Roland Smith.
Dr. John Smith and (Ms., Mrs., or Dr.) Jane Smith
Mary Louise Smith - civil rights activist - was born in 1937.
Rhona K. M Smith has written: 'The essentials of human rights' -- subject(s): Human rights
Dr. and Mr. Steve Smith
Tara Smith has written: 'Moral rights and political freedom'
How do you refer to the spouse of a deceased spouse? Deceased husband is John Doe; surviving spouse if Jane Smith. For example, "please attend a dedication honoring John Doe, ? husband of Jane Smith.
Petitioned parliament for voting rights.
C. Fraser Smith has written: 'Here lies Jim Crow' -- subject(s): History, Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race relations
Robert Samuel Smith has written: 'Race, labor, and civil rights' -- subject(s): Civil rights, Law and legislation, African Americans, Discrimination in employment
Typically, if one spouse "outranks" the other one, that spouse is listed first (if both are of the same rank, then traditionally the male "outranks" the female, though nowadays either way is usually considered acceptable). For example: Dr Mabel Smith and Mr Hubert Smith If they were both doctors, then it would traditionally be Drs Hubert and Mabel Smith but if you know her a lot better than you know him listing her name first probably wouldn't be considered horribly wrong.
If joe and Mary are married, and the house was bought using "Tenants in the Entirity" (which is the default for married buyers), then yes, the ownership of the house passes to the surviving spouse without any tax consequences. It's a privilege given to married people that single people do not have.