Mrs. Edith Mae (DeHart) Smith 1898-1974

SMITH, DEHART, HENRY, SAMPAIR, LEE, BEALL, WATKINS, LEPORE, GOVE

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/2/2001 at 21:55:38

EDITH MAE SMITH

Edith Mae Smith, daughter of Marian H. and Winifred Henry DeHart, was born March 6, 1898, on the family farm near Vernon and departed this life Saturday, November 16, 1974 at Van Buren County Memorial Hospital in Keosauqua at the age of 76. She had lived most of her life in Van Buren County and had attended the Vernon School.

Remaining to cherish her memory are a daughter, Mrs. Miriam Sampair of Garden Grove, Calif., four grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Nina Lee of Keosauqua and Mrs. Hazel Beall of Long Beach, Calif., two nieces, Mrs. Willis Watkins of Keosauqua and Mrs. Charles Lepore of Denver, Colo., a brother-in-law, Gordon Gove of Keosauqua, other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by one sister.

Mrs. Smith was a member of the Keosauqua United Methodist Church and its United Methodist Women's organization and was active in all phases of church work.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, November 19, 1974 at 3 p.m. at the Keosauqua United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Cornish, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Purdom Cemetery at Keosauqua. Arrangements were in charge of Pedrick Funeral Home.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 280 of Obit Bk #1 1963-1974 found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.) ORIGINAL POST 30 Sep 1999.

I am NOT related to Mrs. Edith Mae (DeHart) Smith and am posting her obit for those who may find her in their family history.