Glenna Arlene (Denney) Smith (2006)

DENNEY, FINNEY, SMITH

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 10/18/2006 at 20:04:20

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

ARLENE SMITH, Winterset

Glenna Arlene Smith, 88, of Winterset died Oct. 10, 2006, at Winterset Care Center South.

Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 12, at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset with the Rev. Steven R. Smith officiating. Burial was at Moon Cemetery in rural Macksburg.

Arlene Smith was born Oct. 12, 1917, in rural Macksburg to Lyman Ray and Floy C. (Smith) Denney and was a 1935 graduate of Macksburg High School. On May 18, 1935, she was united in marriage to Howard Lee Smith in Albany, Mo.

A lifetime Madison County resident, Arlene and her husband farmed — raising cattle and swine. In her youth, she was active in 4-H and was a member of the Macksburg United Methodist Church. She also was a 67-year member of the Pitzer United Presbyterian Church and a lifetime member of the Pitzer Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

She is survived by one daughter, Glenna J. Finney of rural Earlham; two sons, Thomas L. Smith of Brookfield, Mo., and Morris D. Smith of Earlham; a sister, Lois R. Smith of Winterset; and nine grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the World Gospel Mission, Box 948, Marion, IN 46952-0948.

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Earlham Advocate
Earlham, Iowa
October 19, 2006
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Glenna Arlene Smith, 88, of Winterset, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at the Winterset Care Center South.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 12, at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, Winterset; where Rev Steven R. Smith officiated. Burial was at the Moon Cemetery, rural Macksburg.

Glenna Arlene Denney was born October 12, 1917 in rural Macksburg, Iowa, the daughter of Lyman Ray and Floy C. (Smith) Denney. She was welcomed into the world by an older sister, Lois R. Denney. She graduated from Macksburg High School in 1935. On May 18, 1935 she was united in marriage to Howard Lee Smith in Albany, MO. She was a lifetime Madison County resident and along with her husband managed their farm, raising cattle and swine.

In her youth Arlene was active in 4-H and was a member of the United Methodist Church of Macksburg. She was a 67 year member of the United Presbyterian Church of Pitzer and was a lifetime member of the Pitzer Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society.

Arlene is survived by a daughter, Glenna J. Finney of rural Earlham; two sons, Thomas L. (Trudy) Smith of Brookfield, MO, Morris D. (Dixie) Smith of Earlham, her sister, Lois R. Smith of Winterset, nine grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and one great great grandson.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and a son-in-law, Harlow B. Finney.

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