Kenneth Ray Smith

1940 - 2000  (60 years)

• Name	Kenneth Ray Smith
  Born	23 Aug 1940	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Oct 2000	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Donated body to medical research
  Person ID	I6362	Rossville
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	William L Smith, Sr.,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 8 Jun 1997, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Alice L Waldo Smith,   b. 1925, Nehawka, Cass County, Nebraska ,   d. 1 Dec 2017, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)
  Married	2 May 1942	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- Smith, William and Alice 1 Mr. and Mrs. William Smith were honored Sunday afternoon with a reception to commemorate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Hostesses for the reception were their daughter, Mrs. Buddy Taylor, and their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Kenneth Smith. A large number of relatives and friends were present for the occasion.
  		Anniversary- Smith, William and Alice 2 Golden Anniversary for Smiths Mr. and Mrs. William L. Smith, Rossville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 1992, at the Rossville Community Center. Hosts will be their children: William, Jr., and Genita Smith, Dallas, Tex.; Stuart and Diane Smith, Madison, Fla.; Kenneth Smith, Kenneth and Mary Kelly, Randall and Jeanette Vogel, Walter and Julie Smith, all of Topeka. The couple requests no gifts, please. Bill and Alice have 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. William Smith retired from Goodyear after 40 years of service.
  Family ID	F3218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arletta Esther Sage Smith Nichols,   b. 22 Dec 1944
  Married	28 Oct 1961	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Yvette Christina (Sage Raye) Smith Matyak Nelson Sublett,   b. 11 Jul 1963, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico ,   d. 17 Dec 2018, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 55 years)   2. Yvonne Smith Church   3. Yolande Smith Bennett Nichols
  Documents		Marriage- Sage, Arletta-Smith, Kenneth Arletta Sage and Kenneth Smith wed in Christian church The marriage of Arletta Esther Sage, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin M. Sage of Rossville, to Kenneth Ray Smith, son of MR. and Mrs. William Smith of Rossville, took place October 28 in the Rossville Christian Church. Minister Sam Nickols read the double ring service at 7:30 p.m. Nuptial music was provided by Mrs. Lewis Walker of Harveyville, Kansas. Soloists were Mr. Frank Taker and daughter, Mrs. Earl Hepworth of Dover, Kansas. Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Hepworth are cousins of the bride and Mr. Taber is an uncle. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a blue wool sheath with matching jacket. White satin and velvet bows and veiling formed her hat, and she carried a bouquet of red roses on a white Bible. Maid of honor, Miss Zora Wade of Topeka, wore a beige suit with brown accessories. Her corsage was bronze mums. Mr. Smith had as his best man Leonard Mesmer. Ushers were Buddy Taylor of Topeka, brother-in-law of the groom, and Melvin Sage, brother of the bride. Mrs. Buddy Taylor had charge of the guest book. Mrs. Taylor is sister of the groom. A reception at the Rossville Community Center followed the ceremony. In charge of the reception was Mrs. Anna Lemon of Rossville. Assisting her were Mrs. Leonard Mesmer, Mrs. David Stadler, Mrs. Lonnie Spiker, Mrs. Cecil Lloyd and Miss Sandra Lloyd. Those in charge of gifts were Ada Sage, Shirley Sage, Mrs. LaVerne Abney, Geneva Smith and Janet Harth. The bride is a student at Stewart's Beauty Academy in Topeka. Mr. Smith is serving a four year enlistment in the United States Navy with Fighter Squadron Thirteen stationed at Naval A.S. Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida. [Photo caption: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith] [From 1961]
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2019 19:58:11
  Family ID	F3138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Obituary- Smith, Kenneth Kenneth Smith Kenneth R. Smith, 60, Topeka, died Friday, October 20,2000, at a Topeka hospital. He was born August 23, 1940, in Topeka, the son of Alice and William Smith. He attended school in Topeka and Rossville, and was graduated from Rossville High School. Mr. Smith worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Topeka un¬til he retired in 1995. He was a Navy veteran. He was a member of the Jimmie Lillard Post 31 of the American Legion in Rossville. He is survived by three daughters, Yvette Sublett, Clay Center, Yvonne Church, Delia, and Yolande Bennett, Topeka; his mother, Alice Smith, Rossville; four brothers, Lee Wicks, Butler, MO, William Smith, Jr., Fayetteville, NC; Walter Smith, Mayetta, and Stuart Smith, Topeka; a sister, Jeannette Vogal, Topeka; and eight grandchildren. Mr. Smith donated his body to medical research. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday (this evening) at the Rossville Christian Church.