Franklin Farney Smith (1933)

SMITH, THOMPSON

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 12/25/2006 at 18:21:04

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 16, 1933

Death Of FRANKLIN F. SMITH

Franklin Farney Smith, life long resident of Madison county, died at the county home, Thursday, February 9, 1933, at the age of 58 years.

He was the son of George W. and Sarah Lavina Smith, pioneers of the Hanley neighborhood. He spent his entire life in Madison county.

His surviving brothers and sisters are: Mrs. Matilda Thompson of New Virginia, John Thomas Smith of Winterset, David Jacob Smith of Kansas, Joseph Allen Smith of Bevington and Miss Martha Jane Smith of Winterset.

The Rev. W. C. Porter conducted the funeral services at the Ramsey-Richards funeral home on Friday afternoon, February 10th, and burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.
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Coordinator's note: His Iowa Death Certificate gives his name as "Franklin F.". The "Farney" appears in no vital records. However, in the 1880 and 1910 censuses, he appears as "Lender F. Smith".

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