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Subject: OBITUARY: NANCY (SMITH) DALE

Date: Monday, May 14, 2001 11:38 PM

[I received this sometime back from a descendant of Nancy Dale's. I was

thinking that the John S. Dale obit recently sent was her father-in-law, but

I don't know. Her mother, Eliza Alice Strange, daughter of Isaac Strange and

Eliza Ann Clark Strange. Eliza was our greatgrandfather, Isaac Clark's

sister. We learned some info about our line of family by tracking this line.

- You just never know what nugget will lead to a goldmine!]

near Leon, Iowa June 14, 1885 and died at the Decatur County Hospital, Leon,

Iowa, April 12, 1971 at the age of 85 years, 9 months and 29 days. She was

the eldest child in a family of seven. She attended rural schools around Leon

and was baptized into the Leon Christian Church at the age of 17. Later while

employed at the Decatur County Home, she transfered her membership to the

Church of Christ.

She was united in marriage to JOHN EVERETT DALE, March 16, 1910 at the

home of her parents, near Leon. Immediately following the wedding they left

for Colorado and settled on a claim near Yuma where they lived for five

years, before returning to Iowa.

To this union eight children were born, four girls and four boys. They

spent most of their lives near Davis City and Pleasanton until moving near

Humeston in 1941. They lived around Humeston until the death of her husband

in 1959. She moved to Leon in 1962 and spent the rest of her life in Leon and

Davis City.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; two brothers; two

sisters; one granddaughter; one great grandson; and eldest son Delos, who

died September 28, 1923.

Surviving are four daughters, IRENE ELLIS, Apache Junction, Ariz.; GLENDA

CRAWFORD, Corydon; VELDA SPENCER, Alamagordo, N.Mex.; and ALTA MCDANIEL,

Davis City; three sons, CHARLES, Las Vegas, Nev.; JUNIOR, Caldwell, Idaho;

and HUGH, Corydon; one brother, CARLSON SMITH, Leon; and sister, Mrs. ROBERT

(WILMA) SMITH, Blythedale, Mo.; 16 grandchildren; 15 great grand-children;

other relatives and friends.

Ann lived a faithful life, always helping in any church when called upon.

She loved music, flowers and attended her own garden until she was 84. She

loved to crochet and do hand crafts, and was a good seamstress, enjoying the

work until death."

"This mother was a busy one,

Her hands were never still;

Although her work on earth is done,

She'll do her Father's will.

She never liked to idle set,

Was always kind and true;

And even in her worry fret

She helped both me and you.

She liked to lend a helping hand,

And always did it well.

To us her work and love will stand

We love her more than words can tell.

She loved her friends and family, here

And so 'twill be, up there, above;

Because to us she was so dear

We'll miss her constant care and love.

Although we know she needed rest

We miss her very much,

We'll keep in mind the very best;

Her smile and loving touch."
 
 

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