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Gay W. Smith

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Gay W. Smith

Birth
South Whitley, Whitley County, Indiana, USA
Death
25 Nov 2020 (aged 95)
Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana, USA
Burial
South Whitley, Whitley County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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He spent his formative years in Richland Township, where he attended Larwill High School. In 1946 he moved to Thorncreek Township. In 1963, he moved to Goose Lake.

In addition to a farmhand, he worked at Snyder’s Garage, Pierceton as a mechanic, then the former LML, Columbia City; JI Case, Churubusco, and then Dana Corporation, Fort Wayne, where he retired in 1990 with 28 ½ years of service. In his retirement, he continued to assist his nephews with their farming operation.

On December 18, 1971, he married Rosalie J. Wolfe McKenzie at the Kingdom Hall in Columbia City.

They made their home at Goose Lake until 2016, when they moved to Columbia City.

He enjoyed fishing at every opportunity and traveling with his wife and family. They visited the Philippines and had traveled most of the contiguous United States and Canada. He volunteered his time constructing Kingdom Halls.

He loved Jehovah and reading the Bible. He treated his wife and family with the same love and respect. He was a regular and active member of the Jehovah’s Witness throughout his life.
He spent his formative years in Richland Township, where he attended Larwill High School. In 1946 he moved to Thorncreek Township. In 1963, he moved to Goose Lake.

In addition to a farmhand, he worked at Snyder’s Garage, Pierceton as a mechanic, then the former LML, Columbia City; JI Case, Churubusco, and then Dana Corporation, Fort Wayne, where he retired in 1990 with 28 ½ years of service. In his retirement, he continued to assist his nephews with their farming operation.

On December 18, 1971, he married Rosalie J. Wolfe McKenzie at the Kingdom Hall in Columbia City.

They made their home at Goose Lake until 2016, when they moved to Columbia City.

He enjoyed fishing at every opportunity and traveling with his wife and family. They visited the Philippines and had traveled most of the contiguous United States and Canada. He volunteered his time constructing Kingdom Halls.

He loved Jehovah and reading the Bible. He treated his wife and family with the same love and respect. He was a regular and active member of the Jehovah’s Witness throughout his life.


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  • Maintained by: NavaehSkye
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  • Added: Jun 7, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164103072/gay_w-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Gay W. Smith (6 Feb 1925–25 Nov 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 164103072, citing South Whitley Cemetery, South Whitley, Whitley County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by NavaehSkye (contributor 48143936).