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Amos Franklin Smith

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Amos Franklin Smith

Birth
Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Death
29 Apr 1973 (aged 63)
Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Woodlawn, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Youngest of five children of James Franklin and Mary Caroline Dare Smith.
Children: Eva Irene (1900-1984), Nova May (1902-1918), William Gale (1903-1918), Glen Dare (1905-1990) and Amos Franklin (1910-1973)

Mt. Vernon Register-News
Wednesday, May 2, 1973, page 2
Amos Smith
Mt. Vernon

Funeral services for Amos F. Smith, 63, of 318 S. 19th St., will be held at 1:30 pm Thursday at Myers Chapel, with Dr. Clyde Funkhouser officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral chapel after 5 pm Wednesday.

Mr. Smith died at his home Sunday. He was born in Mt. Vernon on March 17, 1910, the son of James and Mary Caroline (Dare) Smith He was married to Wilma Donaldson, who survives.

Mr. Smith was retired, after owning and operating the Amos F. Smith Trucking Company for 25 years.

He was a member of the First United Methodist church. Mr. Smith was a member of the Moose and Kiwanis clubs, and was active in the Rend Lake Association. He also was a member of the Mt. Vernon Sewer Commission.

In addition to his wife, Wilma, Mr. Smith is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Caroline Kelly, San Pedro, Calif.; two sons, Richard Smith, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Deon Smith, Titusville, Fla.; seven grandchildren; a brother, Glenn Smith, Mt. Vernon; and a sister, Mrs. Clarence McCauley, Mt. Vernon.

He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Smith, a sister and a brother.
Contributor: Sandy Whalen-Bauer.
Youngest of five children of James Franklin and Mary Caroline Dare Smith.
Children: Eva Irene (1900-1984), Nova May (1902-1918), William Gale (1903-1918), Glen Dare (1905-1990) and Amos Franklin (1910-1973)

Mt. Vernon Register-News
Wednesday, May 2, 1973, page 2
Amos Smith
Mt. Vernon

Funeral services for Amos F. Smith, 63, of 318 S. 19th St., will be held at 1:30 pm Thursday at Myers Chapel, with Dr. Clyde Funkhouser officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral chapel after 5 pm Wednesday.

Mr. Smith died at his home Sunday. He was born in Mt. Vernon on March 17, 1910, the son of James and Mary Caroline (Dare) Smith He was married to Wilma Donaldson, who survives.

Mr. Smith was retired, after owning and operating the Amos F. Smith Trucking Company for 25 years.

He was a member of the First United Methodist church. Mr. Smith was a member of the Moose and Kiwanis clubs, and was active in the Rend Lake Association. He also was a member of the Mt. Vernon Sewer Commission.

In addition to his wife, Wilma, Mr. Smith is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Caroline Kelly, San Pedro, Calif.; two sons, Richard Smith, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Deon Smith, Titusville, Fla.; seven grandchildren; a brother, Glenn Smith, Mt. Vernon; and a sister, Mrs. Clarence McCauley, Mt. Vernon.

He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Smith, a sister and a brother.
Contributor: Sandy Whalen-Bauer.


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