William's death certificate may be seen in both familysearch.org and ancestry.com. His date of birth on that certificate was given as April 3, 1856. The year on his stone is 1855. According to his obituary, he was 79-years-old when he died, and if that is correct, he would have been born in 1854. I do not know for certain which information is correct. For the purposes of this memorial, I am using the year on his stone.
William C. Smith married Sarah M. Carter on July 23, 1876, in Wapello County, Iowa.
Also, the times of death in the obituary and the funeral service notice, both of which I have transcribed below, are different. According to his death certificate, he died at 1 p.m. I have transcribed the articles as written.
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Obituary From Ottumwa Daily Courier, September 23, 1933:
William Smith, 79 years old, 302 McPherson street, died at the Ottumwa hospital at 1:35 p.m. today. Surviving are one son, Orval of Ottumwa and three daughters, Mrs. Perry Whitmore of Ottumwa, Mrs. Ed Radtke of Chiliquion [sic], Ore., and Mrs. Robert Hathaway of Sacramento, Calif. The body has been removed to the Johnson funeral chapel pending the completion of funeral arrangements
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"SMITH SERVICES," From Ottumwa Daily Courier, September 26, 1933:
Funeral services for William C. Smith, who died at the Ottumwa hospital at 1 p.m. Saturday, will be held at the Johnson funeral chapel at 2:30 PM Wednesday conducted by Evangelist J. A. Horn of Palisade, Neb. and Evangelist D. S. Horn of Longmont, Colo. Burial will be made in the Shaul cemetery. The body was to be taken to the home of Mr. Smith's daughter, Mrs. Perry Whitmore, 730 West Fourth street, at noon today, and will be returned to the chapel at noon Wednesday for the services. Pallbearers will be F. B. Leighton, Harry Vaughn, G. C. Sheridan, Frank McClelland, Frank Claypool and J. V. Schwartz.
William C. Smith married Sarah M. Carter on July 23, 1876, in Wapello County, Iowa.
Also, the times of death in the obituary and the funeral service notice, both of which I have transcribed below, are different. According to his death certificate, he died at 1 p.m. I have transcribed the articles as written.
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Obituary From Ottumwa Daily Courier, September 23, 1933:
William Smith, 79 years old, 302 McPherson street, died at the Ottumwa hospital at 1:35 p.m. today. Surviving are one son, Orval of Ottumwa and three daughters, Mrs. Perry Whitmore of Ottumwa, Mrs. Ed Radtke of Chiliquion [sic], Ore., and Mrs. Robert Hathaway of Sacramento, Calif. The body has been removed to the Johnson funeral chapel pending the completion of funeral arrangements
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"SMITH SERVICES," From Ottumwa Daily Courier, September 26, 1933:
Funeral services for William C. Smith, who died at the Ottumwa hospital at 1 p.m. Saturday, will be held at the Johnson funeral chapel at 2:30 PM Wednesday conducted by Evangelist J. A. Horn of Palisade, Neb. and Evangelist D. S. Horn of Longmont, Colo. Burial will be made in the Shaul cemetery. The body was to be taken to the home of Mr. Smith's daughter, Mrs. Perry Whitmore, 730 West Fourth street, at noon today, and will be returned to the chapel at noon Wednesday for the services. Pallbearers will be F. B. Leighton, Harry Vaughn, G. C. Sheridan, Frank McClelland, Frank Claypool and J. V. Schwartz.
William's death certificate may be seen in both familysearch.org and ancestry.com. His date of birth on that certificate was given as April 3, 1856. The year on his stone is 1855. According to his obituary, he was 79-years-old when he died, and if that is correct, he would have been born in 1854. I do not know for certain which information is correct. For the purposes of this memorial, I am using the year on his stone.
William C. Smith married Sarah M. Carter on July 23, 1876, in Wapello County, Iowa.
Also, the times of death in the obituary and the funeral service notice, both of which I have transcribed below, are different. According to his death certificate, he died at 1 p.m. I have transcribed the articles as written.
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Obituary From Ottumwa Daily Courier, September 23, 1933:
William Smith, 79 years old, 302 McPherson street, died at the Ottumwa hospital at 1:35 p.m. today. Surviving are one son, Orval of Ottumwa and three daughters, Mrs. Perry Whitmore of Ottumwa, Mrs. Ed Radtke of Chiliquion [sic], Ore., and Mrs. Robert Hathaway of Sacramento, Calif. The body has been removed to the Johnson funeral chapel pending the completion of funeral arrangements
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"SMITH SERVICES," From Ottumwa Daily Courier, September 26, 1933:
Funeral services for William C. Smith, who died at the Ottumwa hospital at 1 p.m. Saturday, will be held at the Johnson funeral chapel at 2:30 PM Wednesday conducted by Evangelist J. A. Horn of Palisade, Neb. and Evangelist D. S. Horn of Longmont, Colo. Burial will be made in the Shaul cemetery. The body was to be taken to the home of Mr. Smith's daughter, Mrs. Perry Whitmore, 730 West Fourth street, at noon today, and will be returned to the chapel at noon Wednesday for the services. Pallbearers will be F. B. Leighton, Harry Vaughn, G. C. Sheridan, Frank McClelland, Frank Claypool and J. V. Schwartz.
William C. Smith married Sarah M. Carter on July 23, 1876, in Wapello County, Iowa.
Also, the times of death in the obituary and the funeral service notice, both of which I have transcribed below, are different. According to his death certificate, he died at 1 p.m. I have transcribed the articles as written.
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Obituary From Ottumwa Daily Courier, September 23, 1933:
William Smith, 79 years old, 302 McPherson street, died at the Ottumwa hospital at 1:35 p.m. today. Surviving are one son, Orval of Ottumwa and three daughters, Mrs. Perry Whitmore of Ottumwa, Mrs. Ed Radtke of Chiliquion [sic], Ore., and Mrs. Robert Hathaway of Sacramento, Calif. The body has been removed to the Johnson funeral chapel pending the completion of funeral arrangements
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"SMITH SERVICES," From Ottumwa Daily Courier, September 26, 1933:
Funeral services for William C. Smith, who died at the Ottumwa hospital at 1 p.m. Saturday, will be held at the Johnson funeral chapel at 2:30 PM Wednesday conducted by Evangelist J. A. Horn of Palisade, Neb. and Evangelist D. S. Horn of Longmont, Colo. Burial will be made in the Shaul cemetery. The body was to be taken to the home of Mr. Smith's daughter, Mrs. Perry Whitmore, 730 West Fourth street, at noon today, and will be returned to the chapel at noon Wednesday for the services. Pallbearers will be F. B. Leighton, Harry Vaughn, G. C. Sheridan, Frank McClelland, Frank Claypool and J. V. Schwartz.
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