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Birth	:	2 Sep 1924 Anthon, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	23 Mar 2007 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oak Hill Cemetery, Anthon, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3953018, -95.8731003
Description	:	Dorothy E. Smith, 82, of Mapleton, Iowa, died Friday, March 23, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital, Sioux City, Iowa. Dorothy Elizabeth Smith was born Sept. 2, 1924, at Anthon, Iowa, the daughter of Phirman Ray and Rachle Cecelia (Burow) Downing. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery at Anthon, Iowa. Services were 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's United Methodist Church in Mapleton, with Pastor Fred Pilecki officiating. She attended school at Anthon. In 1942, she married Daniel Deeds and had a daughter, Cecelia "Tootie." In 1946, she married Charles "Chuck" Smith and had a second daughter, Lydia.... Read More	Dorothy E. Smith, 82, of Mapleton, Iowa, died Friday, March 23, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital, Sioux City, Iowa. Dorothy Elizabeth Smith was born Sept. 2, 1924, at Anthon, Iowa, the daughter of Phirman Ray and Rachle Cecelia (Burow) Downing. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery at Anthon, Iowa. Services were 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's United Methodist Church in Mapleton, with Pastor Fred Pilecki officiating. She attended school at Anthon. In 1942, she married Daniel Deeds and had a daughter, Cecelia "Tootie." In 1946, she married Charles "Chuck" Smith and had a second daughter, Lydia. They moved to California in 1955 Dorothy then worked at International Motel and See's Candy Factory in San Francisco and IMAC-Division of Varians Electronics in San Carlos, Calif. They moved back to Mapleton in 1974, where she worked at Valley Craft until the present. Charles died June 15, 1986. She was a member of the American Legion, Loren Hollister Unit 496 of Mapleton and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Little Sioux Valley Unit 9124 of Oto, Iowa. Dorothy was a gifted quilt maker having made many, along with crocheting many afghans. Survivors include her two daughters, Tootie Bumstead and her husband, Jerry of Mapleton and Lydia Allen of Cave Junction, Ore.; four grandchildren, Lori Weekly and her husband, Richard of Glenwood, Iowa, Dorey Meyer and her husband, Mark of Onawa, Iowa, Jodi Ehlers and her husband, Chris of Mapleton, Iowa; and Amanda Allen of Cave Junction, Ore.; 10 great-grandchildren, Lindsey and Mathew Weekly, Alex, Riley, Adam and Avery Ehlers, Courtney and Rachle Meyer, Shelbey Allen and Jennifer Dayhoff; a brother, Charles "Chub" Downing of Anthon; and a sister, Mary Ellen Abbott of Mt. View, Calif. She was preceded in death by her parents, Phirman and Rachle Downing; her husband, Charles W. Smith; and three sisters, Gladys Ryan, Rachel "Berniece" Kroll and Betty J. Berning.

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Dorothy Elizabeth Downing Smith's memorial is located at: Oak Hill Cemetery, Anthon, Woodbury County, USA.
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Dorothy Elizabeth Downing Smith death on 23 Mar 2007 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.3953018
Longitude: -95.8731003

Family Members:

Parent

Phirman Ray Downing

(1892 - 1965)

Rachel Cecilia Burow Downing

(1905 - 1968)

Spouse

Charles Woodrow “Chuck” Smith

(1918 - 1986)

Siblings

Rachel "Berneice" Downing Kroll

(1922 - 1988)

Betty J. Downing Berning

(1929 - 1997)

Charles “Chub” Downing

(1931 - 2017)

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Coordinate: 42.3953018, -95.8731003

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Coordinate: 42.3812510, -95.8818340

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7. Peiro-Bethel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3355103, -95.9762115

8. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2955458, -95.8758426

9. Rock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4132996, -95.7288971

10. Correctionville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4728012, -95.7705994

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Coordinate: 42.4888000, -95.7958000

12. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3667500, -95.7281500

13. Oto Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2764015, -95.9032974

14. Greenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5318985, -95.8600006

15. Cushing Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4658012, -95.6928024

16. Good Hope Cemetery
Pierson, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5391998, -95.7885971

17. Westfork Township Cemetery
Climbing Hill, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3399990, -96.0773130

18. Arlington Cemetery
Moville, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4968987, -96.0575027

19. Church of the Brethren Cemetery
Kingsley, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5612000, -95.9293000

20. Wellington Cemetery
Smithland, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2220000, -95.8993000

21. Hollister Cemetery
Smithland, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2219009, -95.8989029

22. Little Sioux Township Cemetery
Smithland, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2233009, -95.9313965

23. German City Cemetery
Holly Springs, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2695000, -96.0479000

24. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Danbury, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2498660, -95.7189930