Laverna Dell Smiley

1885 - 1935  (50 years)

• Name	Laverna Dell Smiley
  Nickname	LaVerne
  Born	8 Sep 1885	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Dec 1935	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6336	Rossville
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	W.T. Smiley
  Mother	Amanda Smiley
  Family ID	F6204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Sep 1885 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Died - 15 Dec 1935 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Buried - - Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Smiley, Laverna Deaths and Funerals Smiley Laverna Dell Smiley was born September 8, 1885, at Silver Lake, Kansas, and passed away at her home December 15th, 1935. She was a graduate of the Walnut Hill rural school and of the Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, from which she received the Bachelor of science degree. At the University of Kansas she had completed the residence work for a Master’s degree in mathematics but had not finished her thesis. Miss Smiley taught in the rural schools of Shawnee county and in the grade school at Clyde, Kansas. At Lebanon, Glen Elder, Tonganoxie And Macon, Mo., she was high school Instructor. She became a member of the United Brethren church at the age of twenty-one, and later was transferred to the Methodist Episcopal church. As the oldest child in a large family she early assumed the responsibility of caring for the younger members. She was quiet and reserved, with a dignity and poise that she maintained throughout her long illness. As a student she was thorough and conscientious. In the class room she was firm and just, patient and preserving. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. W. T. Smiley, six sisters, Pearl and Laura of the home; Alma of Topeka; Elizabeth of Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. W. K. Broyles of Delia, and Mrs. R. W. Zickefoose, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and One brother, William, of Elmont, Kan. We thank our kind friends for Their floral offerings, sympathy, Thoughtfulness and aid during the illness and death of our dear one. Mrs. W. T. Smiley and family. Deaths and Funerals Smiley Miss LaVerne Smiley, 50, died Monday At her home north of Grove. She Was born in the community and had Lived there all her life. She is survived By her mother, Mrs. Armanda Smiley, Grove; a brother, William F. Smiley, Elmont; and six sisters. Pearl Laura, Alma and Beth Smiley of the Home address; and Mrs. Hazel Zickefoose, Popular Bluff, Mo., and Mr. Florence Broyles, Delia. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the walnut Hill church north of Grove. Burial was in the Walnut Hill cemetery.