Smith, Benny O. 1926 - 1994

SMITH, NELSON SHAFFER, BUNTING

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/25/2013 at 00:23:47

Benny O. Smith, 68, of Clear Lake, died Monday, July 18, 1994, at North
Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus, Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services were held Thursday, July 21, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear
Lake, with the Rev. Murley Severtson officiating. Interment was in the Clear
Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.

The family suggests memorials to the Benny O. Smith Memorial Fund.

Benny was born Jan. 31, 1926, in rural Clear Lake, the son of Charles Smith
and Dolly (nee) Shaffer Smith.

He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1943. He served in the Army
during World War II. He was a rural mail carrier in the Clear Lake area for
over 34 years and also farmed south of Clear Lake.

On April 14, 1962 he married Darlene Nelson at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear
Lake. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, life member of the

Clear Lake V.F.W. and a member of National Rifleman's Association.

He is survived by his wife, Darlene Smith, Clear Lake; a daughter, Shari
Smith, Clear Lake; a son Bennett Smith, Iowa City, Iowa; one aunt Mrs. Alta

Bunting and her husband, Arvid, Clear Lake.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Organist Mary Jane Reynolds accompanied soloists Larry Shaffer and Terri
Corsello. Honorary pallbearers Francis Flusek, Dave Kennedy, Ronald

Hendricks, Walt Leslie, Carroll Anderson, Nels Larsen, Wayne Oltrogge, Louis
Kofoed and Art Ashland.

Pallbearers were Shane Noll, Dennis Davis, Marvin Miller, Randy Williams,
Gary Nelson, Duane Nelson.