James L. SMITH, Jr.

SMITH, CORMAN, FURST, ANDREASEN, HEJLIK, TRULSON, ZEIGLER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/29/2010 at 10:37:17

November 5, 2003
The Garner Leader & Signal - Iowa

James L. Smith, Jr., 52, of Britt, died on Sunday, October 26, 2003, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, October 29, at the United Methodist Church in Britt. The Rev. Robert Dodge officiated. A private family burial service was held in the Evergreen Cemetery, Britt. The Ewing Funeral Chapel of Britt was in charge of the arrangements.

Jim, the son of James L. and Doris Corman Smith, Sr., was born on December 19, 1950 in Forest City. He grew up and attended school in Britt, graduating from the Britt High School in 1969. Following graduation, he attended the Sheldon Lineman Vocational School. He returned to Britt to farm with his father. In September of 1970, Jim was united in marriage with Janet Furst at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple made their home on a farm south of Britt. Jim enjoyed working at Kiefer Built in Kanawha. He was also a reserve officer for the Britt and Kanawha Police Department and has been a reserve officer for the Hancock County Sheriff's Department since 1980. Jim also enjoyed police pistol competition and was last classified as a marksman. He treasured the time spent with his kids and grandsons. He enjoyed hunting, going out with his Kanawha Harley Group, riding his Harley and going to Sturgis. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Britt. He became a member of the Iowa State Reserves Law Officers Association in 1980 and served as the Association President in 1987. He was a member of KODA Friends of the NRA and a Lifetime member of the NRA and the Algona Hog Chapter.

Survivors include his wife, Janet of Britt; three daughters and their families, Bobby Jo Andreasen and her husband, Chris and their sons, Austin and Aiden of Des Moines, Marty Smith of Kissimmee, Florida and Jamie Hejlik and her husband, Jason and their son, Jake of Garner; his parents, James L. Sr. and Doris Smith of Britt; three sisters and their families, Debra Trulson and her husband, Pat and their children of Britt, Cyndi Zeigler and her husband, Ron and their children of Swisher and Kristi Hejlik and her husband, Mike and their children of Britt. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.