Willis Martin Smith (1986)

ALLSUP, HILL, KUHNS, MCDANIEL, SLOAN, SMITH, VILLOTTI

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 12/23/2006 at 19:20:13

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, February 26, 1986

WILLIS MARTIN SMITH, Earlham

Services for Willis Martin Smith, 46, of rural Earlham were held Monday, Feb. 24 at St. Johns Catholic Church in Adel with Father Anthony Aiello conducting the service. Burial was at the Earlham Cemetery.

Willis Smith, son of Joseph and Martha Smith, was born Jan. 31, 1940 in Winterset and died at his home in rural Earlham Feb. 21, 1986. Madison County Assistant Medical Examiner Dr.John Kratzer ruled the cause of death a self inflicted gunshot wound.

Smith graduated from Earlham High in 1958 and was a member of the National Guard. He was united in marriage to Donna Lee Sloan Oct. 24, 1959. Unto this union were born three children, Cindy, Shelley and Mark. Smith farmed all his life and worked at the Monarch Cement Co. for 17 years.

Survivors are his wife, Donna; and children, Cindy Villotti of Newton, Shelley Kuhns of Winterset, and Mark of Earlham; and his parents. Also surviving is a sister, Jane Allsup of Stuart; his grandmother, Cora Hill of Adel; and his grandchildren, Branden and Evan Kuhns, Bobbie Jo McDaniel and Nick Villotti.
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Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, February 27, 1986

Willis Martin Smith, son of Joseph and Martha Smith, was born January 31, 1940 in Winterset, Iowa and passed away February 21, 1986 at his home in rural Earlham, Iowa.

He graduated from Earlham High School in 1958 and was a member of the National Guard. He was united in marriage to Donna Lee Sloan on October 24, 1959 and to this union were born three children, Cindy, Shelley and Mark.

Willis farmed all his life, and he worked at Monarch Cement Company for 17 years. He enjoyed good times spent with his family and friends and particularly enjoyed the time he spent with his grandchildren.

His survivors are his wife Donna; his children, Cindy Villotti of Newton, Iowa, Shelley Kuhns of Winterset, Iowa and Mark of Earlham; his parents of Earlham; a sister, Jane Allsup of Stuart, Iowa; his grandmother, Cora Hill of Adel, Iowa, and his grandchildren, Branden and Evan Kuhns, Bobbie Jo McDaniel and Nick Villotti.

Funeral Mass was conducted February 24, 1986 at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Adel, Iowa, with Father Anthony Aiello officiating. Pallbearers were Everett Hauschildt, Randy Clark, Rusty Carey, Douglas Buchan, Randy Faux, Austin Parrott and Wayne McDaniel. Interment was in Earlham Cemetery, Earlham, Iowa.

Professional arrangements by McKee Funeral Homes, Earlham and Dexter.

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