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James W Smith

Male 1926 - 2004  (77 years)


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  • Name James W Smith 
    Born 17 Sep 1926  New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Jun 2004  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Oswego Cemetery, Oswego, Labette County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 2021, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1949  Oswego, Labette County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Gary R Smith,   b. 14 May 1950, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 2012, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (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

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Sep 1926 - New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Smith, James
    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.