SMITH, Leon Rex 1880-1966

SMITH, HULSE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/6/2010 at 11:31:31

OBITUARY: Leon Rex Smith

(1966)

LEON R. SMITH 85, DIED IN MINNEAPOLIS

Funeral services were held April 11, 1966, in Minneapolis for a former resident of Mitchell County, Leon Smith, 85. Burial was in the Crystal Lake Cemetery.

Leon Rex Smith was born in Floyd, November 15, 1880, the son of Charles H. and Ella Smalley Smith. He farmed in Mitchell county until he moved to Mitchell, where he owned and managed a small cafe. He moved to Minneapolis in 1931.

His marriage to Ruby C. Hulse took place in 1903, in Osage.

He is survived by his children, (Thelma), Mrs. Melvin Donague of Minneapolis, (Maxine), Mrs. Henry Wagner of Coca Beach, Florida; and Van Charles of Spirit Lake.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Mrs. Florence Morse and Mrs. Pearl Morse.

Submitted to IaGenWeb 2002 by Marilyn O'Connor