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Martha Bernice Morley Smith

Birth	:	22 Sep 1899 Sanborn, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	28 Dec 1984 Primghar, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Afton Cemetery, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8064003, -95.4863968
Plot	:	218
Description	:	MARTHA B.SMITH 1899 — 1984 Martha B. Morley, the daughter of Arthur and Abigail (Van Buren) Morley, was born at Sanborn, Iowa on September 22, 1899. She attended rural school and Sanborn High School. She was married to Lester Eaton and to this union one daughter was born. In March of 1933 she was united in marriage to B. O. Smith at Cherokee, Iowa. Following their marriage they farmed near Primghar; they moved to a farm north of Sheldon, and later farmed near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Martha returned to Sheldon following her husband's death and was employed at the Sheldon... Read More	MARTHA B.SMITH 1899 — 1984 Martha B. Morley, the daughter of Arthur and Abigail (Van Buren) Morley, was born at Sanborn, Iowa on September 22, 1899. She attended rural school and Sanborn High School. She was married to Lester Eaton and to this union one daughter was born. In March of 1933 she was united in marriage to B. O. Smith at Cherokee, Iowa. Following their marriage they farmed near Primghar; they moved to a farm north of Sheldon, and later farmed near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Martha returned to Sheldon following her husband's death and was employed at the Sheldon Hospital. She entered Prairie View Retirement Home at Sanborn on April 18, 1973. She passed away on December 28, 1984, at the Baum-Harmon Hospital at Primghar, having reached the age of 85 years, three months and six days. She is survived by five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two brothers: Carl Morley of Hospers and Keith Morley of Archer. Martha was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one daughter, Beverly Griffin, and one sister. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Funeral services were held December 31 at the Sanborn Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Wallace officiating. Casket bearers were Tim Griffin, Jim KoUbaum, Chuck Getting, Robert Morley, Phillip Morley and Jonathan Morley. Mr. and Mrs. Art Bosch and Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Van Engen sang "Just A Closer Walk With Thee." Mrs. Arlene Dykstra, organist, played a solo "It Is No Secret What God Can Do." Interment was at Afton Township Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa with the Sanborn Funeral Home in charge. Sanborn (Iowa) Pioneer, Jan 3, 1985, p7

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Martha Bernice Morley Smith death on 28 Dec 1984 in Primghar, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.8064003
Longitude: -95.4863968

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