James Wesley Smith (1956)

FOSHER, JANES, JENKINS, RANKIN, SMITH

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 12/20/2006 at 00:45:00

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 19, 1956

J. WESLEY SMITH DIES AT 93 YEARS

Member of Pioneer Family Died Sunday at Adel

James Wesley Smith, member of a pioneer Madison county family and a resident of this community for practically all his life, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, at a nursing home in Adel. He was 93 years of age.

Mr. Smith was a son of Levi and Sarah Smith, and was born in this county Nov. 8, 1863. His early life was spent on his parents farm just south of the Buffalo community, about two miles south of Winterset. Later he farmed for a number of years in the present Pammel park area of Lincoln township.

As a young man he was married to Olive Janes, who preceded him in death. Later he was married to Jennie Rankin. Her death occurred here a few years ago.

His nearest surviving relatives are a granddaughter, Mrs. Dorothy Jenkins of Fairbury, Nebr.; two great grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Pearl Fosher of Winterset.

Funeral services were held Saturday from the Richards Funeral home, in charge of the Rev. Warren Hile, pastor of the Winterset Christian church. Burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.

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