William E. Smith

William Everett Smith Birth May 29 1876 Darlington, Montgomery county, Indiana Death Feb 22 1972 Warren, Huntington county, Indiana Burial Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana son of William H. Smith and Mary E. Kelsey

Culver - William E. Smith, 95, of Methodist Memorial Home, Warren, Ind. formerly of Culver, died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday in the home, where he had resided two years.

He was born May 29, 1876 in Darlington, Ind., and had lived here from 1941 until two years ago.

He was a retired employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

He was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, the Tipton Lodge 32, F & A.M., Logansport and the South Bend Scottish Rite

On July 21 1897 in Crawfordsville, he married Margaret L. Cox, who died in 1959.

Surviving is a daughter Miss Helen J. SMith of the Methodist Home, Warren.

Services will b e held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Wesley United Methodist Church, Re.v Earl W. Sharp, pastor, officiating.

Burial will be in Culver Masonic Cemetery

Friends may call from noon until time of services Thursday in the church. The Bonine Funeral Homer is in Charge of arrangements.

married Jul 21 1897 Crawfordsville, Montgomery county, Indiana Margaret [Marguerita] "Maggie" L Cox birth Aug 6 1875 Paris Kentucky Death Feb 6 1959 Plymouth Marshall county, Indiana Burial Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana daughter of Winfield Cox and Armina Daniels

Services Held Tuesday FOr Mrs. Margaret Smith

Mrs. Margaret L. Smith,82, of 1034 West Shore Drive, died Friday morning at Parkview Hospital Plymouth, following an illness of several weeks

Mrs. Smith was born near Paris, Kentucky Aig 6, 1875 and moved with her parents to Crawforsville when a small child.

On July 21 1897 she was married to William E. Smith who aurvives.

She is also survived by a daughter, Helen, at home.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith lived in Michigan and various town in Indiana where he was employed as a Pennsylvania Railroad agent, in 1922 they built their cottage of the West shore of Lake Maxinkuckee spending their summers here until 1941 when Mr. Smith retired and they moved here permanently

Mrs. Smith was a member of the Culver Methodist Church and had beem a member of the Order of Eastern Star.

Services were held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Easterday Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Sands, pastor of the Methodist Church officiating

Burial was in the Culver Cemetery- Feb 11 1959 Citizen

Fifty-Fith Wedding Anniversary Observed

Mr. and Mrs. Willam E. SMith of Long Point observed their fifty-fith wedding anniversary on Monday, July 21.

On Sunday, they were presented a lovely bouquet of flowers at the church service of the Methodist Church.

Married at a service at high noon on July 21, 1897 in Crafordsville, Indiana.

Mr. Smith served as an agent for the Pennslyvania Railroad COmpany until his retirement in 1941.

In 1922 they built a summer cottage on Lake Maxinkuckee and eleven years ago they came here from South Bend and have lived here permanently since retiring.

They have one daughter, Helen at home.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith enjoy fairly good health.- Culver Citizen Jul 22, 1952

Their Children:
William Kennard Smith birth Mar 20 1910 Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana d. before 1920 Indiana?

Helen J. Smith Birth Mar 19 1902 Kentucky Death Sep 26 1972 Warren, Huntington county, Indiana Burial Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana


NOTE: there are 2 trees on Ancesty that have more children listed. But by census record the only child surviving is Helen. Nothing other than William Kennard's birth has been found so far.