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Clarence F. Smith

Birth	:	16 Aug 1867 Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Jul 1950 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	853-4
Description	:	SERVICES FOR C. F. SMITH HELD SATURDAY Funeral services were held in Lamoni Saturday for C. F. Smith, a pioneer resident of the community. Mr. Smith passed away at a hospital in Des Moines on Thursday. Elder Roy A. Cheville was the officiating minister and Elder J.W. Barr assisted with the service. Burial was in Rose Hill. C. F. Smith was one of the small group of Lamoni folk who could recall the founding of the community. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith came in a covered wagon from Jo Davis county, Illinois in 1866.... Read More	SERVICES FOR C. F. SMITH HELD SATURDAY Funeral services were held in Lamoni Saturday for C. F. Smith, a pioneer resident of the community. Mr. Smith passed away at a hospital in Des Moines on Thursday. Elder Roy A. Cheville was the officiating minister and Elder J.W. Barr assisted with the service. Burial was in Rose Hill. C. F. Smith was one of the small group of Lamoni folk who could recall the founding of the community. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith came in a covered wagon from Jo Davis county, Illinois in 1866. They built a log cabin on the land that is now in the northeast corner of the town corporation. There on Aug. 6, 1861, Clarence, their second son, was born. A short while later the family moved near the four corners where the Sedgwick post office was located, southeast of the present site of Lamoni. The Smiths had a typical pioneer family Iife with 11 children. Three of these died in infancy. E. H., generally known as "Bub" and Will died in 1910, Gertrude (Mrs. Bert Teale) died a few years ago and Theodore passed away more recently. This leaves Minnie (Mrs. Keller, of Aurora, Ill.), Louise (Mrs. A. Otis White), of Lamoni, and Art, also of Lamoni surviving. When the J. R. Smiths came to the Lamoni region there were only two houses between their location and Davis City. "CF" remembered in his boyhood days the flock of wild turkeys that roosted on Buck Creek, the wild deer that roamed the timberland, and the acres of prairie. This family shared in building the community into an agricultural region. JR. bought cattle and hogs as the community became more populated. He drove them to Leon, then the railroad terminal. As soon as Clare was large enough, he joined his father in these travels, driving hogs and cattle miles to market. It was J. R. Smith who shipped the first hogs out of Leon, out of Lamoni, out of Andover. The boys shared in all this. One memory centered around a drove of 1,300 hogs driven to the shipping depot. C.F. himself bought his first load of hogs at the age of 14. Thereafter he continued in the shipping business in southern Iowa and northern Missouri. He used the narrow gauge railroad that ran from Cainsville, Mo., north to Des Moines. On Oct. 30, 1889, C.F. married Esther Lee, at her home 4 miles north of Davis City. They lived on farms in this region and in due time moved into the town. They built the large house in south Lamoni that was a landmark for 36 years. Three and a half years ago they moved to Des Moines to be near their daughter, MaudWaye Conklin. There they could enjoy the company of their grandson, Smith, and their great-granddaughter. C.F. shared in enterprises of the Lamoni community. He was once a trustee of Graceland College and was one of the promoters of the Coliseum as a community building. The family also shared in many movements for civic benefit. Some 10 years ago an old friend of his came back to Lamoni at his request to talk of affiliation with the [Reorganized] Latter Day Saint Church. This friend was I. A. Smith, now president of the RLDS Church. In a simple service, C. F. was baptized by the friend of his youth, and another long-time friend, C.W. Barr, participated in the service. C. F. Smith passed away just after midday last Thursday afternoon. Thus ends the life of a pioneer American. His body was brought back to the neighborhood of his choice where he spent 80 years of his life. He will sleep among old friends.* MOTHER: Eliza Ann Graham FATHER: James Robert Smith WIFE: Esther Lee m. 30 Oct 1889 - Davis City, Decatur Co., Iowa CHILD: MaudeWaye Helen Smith m. Roland Conklin FURTHER INFORMATION: *1. Obituary source: The Lamoni Chronicle, Lamoni, Iowa, Thursday, July 20th, 1950, pg. 8 2. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 Name: Esther Lee Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Race: White Birth Date: 1865 Birth Place: Ills. Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1889 Marriage Place: Davis City, Decatur Co., Iowa Marriage Age: 24 Father: John Lee Mother: Mary Esther Fassett Spouse: Clarence F. Smith FHL Film Number: 1009355 Reference ID: 2:4045P0T Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

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Where is Clarence F. Smith's memorial?
Clarence F. Smith's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA.
When did Clarence F. Smith death?
Clarence F. Smith death on 13 Jul 1950 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Clarence F. Smith's memorial?
Latitude: 40.6250000
Longitude: -93.9475021

Family Members:

Parent

James Robert “J.R.” Smith

(1841 - 1922)

Eliza Ann Graham Smith

(1844 - 1923)

Spouse

Esther Lee Smith

(1866 - 1954)

Siblings

Ephriam Henry Smith

(1866 - 1910)

John William Smith

(1869 - 1910)

Theodore James “Theo” Smith

(1871 - 1948)

Gertrude “Gertie” Smith Teale

(1875 - 1941)

Elizabeth Louise “Lou” Smith White

(1878 - 1971)

Arthur Hastings Smith

(1880 - 1959)

Children

MaudeWaye Helen Smith Conklin

(1895 - 1951)

Flowers:

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