James W Smith

1926 - 2004  (77 years)

• Name	James W Smith
  Born	17 Sep 1926	New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jun 2004	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	Oswego Cemetery, Oswego, Labette County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6359	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Calvin Smith
  Mother	Fern A Sissom Smith
  Family ID	F7065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LaDorna Rae (Corky) Richards Smith,   b. 31 Oct 1930, Cherokee County, Kansas ,   d. 24 Sep 2021, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1949	Oswego, Labette County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Gary R Smith,   b. 14 May 1950, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas ,   d. 31 Oct 2012, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 62 years)   2. Linda K Smith Dohrman   3. Vicki S Smith Lightfoot   4. Donna L Smith Simecka   5. Michael Smith
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2022 20:41:41
  Family ID	F7061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Sep 1926 - New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Smith, James James W. Smith James W. Smith, 77, St. Marys, died Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at his home near St. Marys. He was born September 17, 1926, in New Albany, the son of Guy Calvin and Fern A. Sissom Smith. Jim had lived in the St. Marys community since 1951. He grew up in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1944. He served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He was manager of the Farmers Union Cooperative feed store in St. Marys for 12 years. He then worked for 38 years at the St. Marys State Bank where he served as a loan officer, vice president, president, and director. Jim was a member of the St. Marys United Methodist Church and served on the church board. He was chairman of the church building committee when Hammond Hall and the new church were built. He also was a Sunday School teacher. He was a longtime member of the St. Marys Chamber of Commerce and served two terms as president. He was a member of the St. Marys Housing Authority when Walnut 1 Senior Housing was established and built. He was a member of the Pot¬tawatomie County Zoning Board, and of the VFW Post No. 704 in Oswego. On June 12, 1949, Jim married LaDorna “Corky” Richards at Oswego. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Linda Dohrman, Delia, Vicki Lightfoot, Blaine, and Donna Simecka, Edgerton; two sons, Gary Smith, Maple Hill, and Michael Smith, Tracey, CA; two sisters, Shirley Joan Scarth, Amarillo, TX, and Jacqueline Marie Thames, Jal, NM; two brothers, Richard Dayton Smith, Kansas City, MO, and Jack Laren Smith, Mankato; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. His service was at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Marys United Methodist Church. Burial was at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Oswego Cemetery, where VFW Post No. 704 conducted a military graveside service. A family visitation was held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys 66536. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Marys United Methodist Church or to Midland Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home.