Rev. Lincoln Johnson Union Smay (1866-1946)

SMAY, MURPHY, MURPHEY, TRYDAL, CAMMACK, MACY, SAMPLES

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:12

From Nevada Evening Journal July 26, 1946 (page 4)

Last Rites for L.J.U. Smay Held Wednesday P.M.

Funeral services for the Rev. L. J. U. Smay, 80, who passed away July 21 in Ottawa, Kansas were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Nevada Evangelical church in charge of the Rev. W. B. Tarr.

Dr. J. A. Haehlen preached the sermon. Other ministers participating were Rev. I. L. Baumgartner, Rev. Geo. Stauffacher, Rev. H. J. Faust and Rev. G. H. Bamford.

Rev. Paul McKinley sang "Near to the Heart of God" and "Beyond the Sunset". Mrs. Tarr was at the piano.

The pall bearers were four sons, Joe, Eugene, Walter and Paul and two sons-in-law, Leon Cammack and Lawrence Macy.

The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Committal was in the Nevada cemetery.

Among the clergy present for the last rites were: Rev. and Mrs. C. D. Wendel, Story City, Rev. and Mrs. P. W. Pfaltzgraff, Van Horne, Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Brecher, Van Horne, Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Bamford, Cedar Rapids, Rev. and Mrs. H. Kitson, Boone, Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Haehlen, Des Moines, Rev. Chas. Fuller, Zearing, Rev. E. C. Granner, Rev. Theo. Yackel, Rev. P. F. McKinley from Hubbard, Rev. J. I. La Favre, Rev. H. J. Faust and Rev. Geo. Stauffacher from Cedar Falls, Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Bock of Cedar Falls.

Obituary

The following obituary was read at the funeral service.

"Lincoln Johnson Union Smay was born May 21st, 1866, near Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smay. At the age of two years his mother died. He was brought to Story County, Iowa by his father to the home of Uncle Absalom and Aunt Mary Smay. In their home he grew to manhood. In 1889 he was united in marriage to Sadie Murphy, the daughter of a Story County pioneer family. To this union six children were born.

"Mr. Smay became a Christian with a conversion experience in the Lutheran Church which is now located in Fernald. He became active in the work of the local church. Soon after his conversion, he felt called of the Lord to definite full time service. He yielded to this call and began his service to the Lord in the summer of 1896 in the Evangelical church at Audubon, Iowa. While on this first preaching appointment, his wife became very ill, which compelled him to give up his ministerial work for a year. His helpmate passed away in 1900.

"Rev. Smay returned to the active ministry in 1900 at Oakland, Iowa. The need of a mother for the children and a mistress in the parsonage lead him to seek companionship and in 1906 he was married to Marie Trydal of Anita, Iowa in Cass County. To this marriage two son were born.

"Lincoln Smay was devoutly opposed to liquor traffic. He served on the standing committee of the Conference on this issue. He was twice nominated as Governor on the Prohibition ticket, signifying his interest in the problem throughout the state. His ideals were strongly opposed to the evils of the use of liquor. The preaching of Rev. Smay was noted for its dependence upon the Scriptures and a great deal of joy was found in studying the prophecies and their concurrent influence upon the present day. His sincerity drove the message deep into the heart of the listener. While our departed brother began his ministry in 1896, it was not concluded until 1936. His forty years in the ministry, found him serving the following places: Audubon, Lorimor, Story City, Wilton Junction, Buffalo, Floyd and Correctionville from which point of service he took his superannuated relationship to the Iowa Conference.

"Those who survive him of his immediate family are his wife who had been his companion for forty years, Mildred, Mrs. Leon Cammack of Baxter, Iowa; Joe Smay of Coggon, Iowa; Maurine, Mrs. Lawrence Macy of Los Angeles, Calif.; Erma Samples of Haigler, Neb.; Eugene Smay of Omaha, Nebr.; Walter Smay of Fernald, Iowa; LeRoy Smay of Brookings, S. D.; and Paul Smay of Chicago, Ill. He is also survived by two half brothers.

Here For Funeral

In addition to the immediate family, all of whom were here for the rites, relatives and friends from a distance included Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Apple of Cedar Rapids, Nels Prydahl of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Smith, Mrs. Stuart Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sigel of Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Otten, Mrs. Bernice Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Lou Block of Marshalltown; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Seitman of Laurel; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Glynn, Miss Irma Gross of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Dillavou, Will Garber, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie McIntosh and Mrs. C. Renaud of Bondurant.