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William J “Hoosier” Smith

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William J “Hoosier” Smith Veteran

Birth
Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, USA
Death
22 Sep 1985 (aged 63)
Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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William J. Smith 63, died at Jasper Memorial Hospital at 11:10 a.m. on September 22, 1985. He had been ill for four days.
The funeral was Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church in Loogootee with interment in church cemetery.
A legion of Mary rosary was prayed at 4:40 p.m. and a parish rosary was prayed at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at funeral home.
He was born January 14, 1922 in Martin County to Harley and Helen Turner Smith. He married Lela Jones April 23, 1946 and she survives. He was member of St. John's Catholic Church in Loogootee, the American Legion of Shoals and Disabled American Veterans. He was a World War II veteran. He was retired from the NWSC, Crane and was county assessor for Martin County for four years. He was presently a County Veteran Service Officer.
Surviving are his wife and two sons and two daughters, Craig Smith, Greenwood, and Carey Smith, Jeffersonville, and Carla Hall, Jasper, Miss Connie Smith Loogootee, six grandchildren and one brother, Ed Smith of Hudson, Ohio.
William J. Smith 63, died at Jasper Memorial Hospital at 11:10 a.m. on September 22, 1985. He had been ill for four days.
The funeral was Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church in Loogootee with interment in church cemetery.
A legion of Mary rosary was prayed at 4:40 p.m. and a parish rosary was prayed at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at funeral home.
He was born January 14, 1922 in Martin County to Harley and Helen Turner Smith. He married Lela Jones April 23, 1946 and she survives. He was member of St. John's Catholic Church in Loogootee, the American Legion of Shoals and Disabled American Veterans. He was a World War II veteran. He was retired from the NWSC, Crane and was county assessor for Martin County for four years. He was presently a County Veteran Service Officer.
Surviving are his wife and two sons and two daughters, Craig Smith, Greenwood, and Carey Smith, Jeffersonville, and Carla Hall, Jasper, Miss Connie Smith Loogootee, six grandchildren and one brother, Ed Smith of Hudson, Ohio.


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  • Created by: Lee Jones
  • Added: Aug 6, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115012721/william_j-smith: accessed ), memorial page for William J “Hoosier” Smith (14 Jan 1922–22 Sep 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115012721, citing Saint Johns Cemetery, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Lee Jones (contributor 48194854).