SMITH, Ira E. 1870-1948

SMITH, BARHAM, PRICE, SWENSON, DRESSER, BURROUGHS, SEAMANS

Posted By: S. Ferrall IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 8/6/2010 at 03:38:35

Ira E. Smith, 77, well known Post township farmer, passed away Monday evening following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 1:30 in the Schutte funeral home and at 2 o'clock at the Community Presbyterian church, with the Rev. Eldon L. Seamans officiating. Interment will be in Smith cemetery, Post township.

Mr. Smith was born December 5, 1897*, on the old home farm northeast of Postville. He was the son of David and Marena Barham Smith, who with his only sister, Ida, preceded him in death.

On November 19, 1895, he was married to Jennie M. Smith who passed away on June 14, 1926. To this union four children were born, Lester D., Pearl R. (Mrs. Arthur W. Price), and Clinton E., all of Postville, and Ethelyn L. Smith of Manchester.

On October 11, 1933, he was married to Maria Swenson Dresser, who, together with his children survive him. Also surviving are a niece, Evelyn Swenson (Mrs. Foster Burroughs) of Waterloo, who made her home with them; two grandsons, Rodney and Keith Smith; two granddaughters, Kay Smith and Shirley Price; four great-grandsons and three great-granddaughters.

In early life he became a member of the Bethel United Brethren church and later affiliated with the Community Presbyterian church in Postville, in which he was president for many years of the men's Sunday School class. He moved to Postville in 1933, but while he lived on his Post township farm he was active in many of the farm organizations; he served as township trustee and director of the Myron school district for many years.

~Postville Herald, April 14, 1948

*DOB typed as in obit, see notes below the other obit below

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From an old clipping:

Ira Smith Passes At Home Monday; Funeral Thursday -- Of Pioneer Parentage, Mr. Smith Had Been a Community Leader.

Ira E. Smith, 77, well known Post township farmer, passed away Monday evening following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 1:30 in the Schutte funeral home and at 2 o'clock at the Community Presbyterian church, with the Rev. Eldon L. Seamans officiating. Interment will be in Smith cemetery, Post township.

Mr. Smith was born December 5, 1897*, on the old home farm northeast of Postville. He was the son of David and Marena Barham Smith, who with his only sister, Ida, preceded him in death. On November 19, 1895, he was married to Jennie M. Smith who passed away on June 14, 1926. To this union four children were born, Lester D., Pearl R. (Mrs. Arthur W. Price), and Clinton E., all of Postville, and Ethelyn L. Smith of Manchester.

On October 11, 1933, he was married to Maria Swenson Dresser, who, together with his children survive him. Alson surviving are a niece, Evelyn Swenson (Mrs. Foster Burroughs) of Waterloo, who made her home with them; two grandsons, Rodney and Keith Smith; two granddaughters, Kay Smith and Shirley Price; four great-grandsons and three great-granddaughters.

In early life he became a member of the Bethel United Brethren church and later affiliated with the Community Presbyterian church in Postville, in which he was president for many years of the men's Sunday School class. He moved to Postville in 1933, but while he lived on his Post township farm he was active in many of the farm organizations; he served as township trustee and director of the Myron school district for many years.

*this date is an error, but I did not change what is in the original obituary; my information gives his birth date as December 5, 1870.

[this clipping was hand-dated March 15, 1948 by my g-grandmother; which is a date that does not match the date of death that I have of April 12, 1948 - Mr. Smith was her brother-in-law]