Born the son of Benjamin F. and Flora Thurlby Smith. On September 8, 1956 he married Virginia A. Pate in Monmouth.
Mr. Smith worked at Midwest Manufacturing in Galesburg for 30 years. he retired in 1994.
He was reared and educated in Galesburg and atteneded Galesburg Schools. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the infantry during the Korean War. He also served as a Shop Steward for the International Associates of Machine Aerospace Workers union local 2063. He was an avid Cubs fan. He loved music and played the piano. He enjoyed working in his yard.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Danita Ortery, Debra Helms, and Paula Schaumlefel, all of Monmouth; three grandchildren; one adopted granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; two sisters, Pat Hanaghan of Galesburg and Betty Valdez of Del Rio, Texas; three brothers, James Smith and Robert Smith, both of Galesburg, and Wayne Smith of San Antonio, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, and two brothers.
A memorial service was held at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth. There was a military service and dispersing of ashes at Lenox Union Cemetery in rural Warren County.
Born the son of Benjamin F. and Flora Thurlby Smith. On September 8, 1956 he married Virginia A. Pate in Monmouth.
Mr. Smith worked at Midwest Manufacturing in Galesburg for 30 years. he retired in 1994.
He was reared and educated in Galesburg and atteneded Galesburg Schools. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the infantry during the Korean War. He also served as a Shop Steward for the International Associates of Machine Aerospace Workers union local 2063. He was an avid Cubs fan. He loved music and played the piano. He enjoyed working in his yard.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Danita Ortery, Debra Helms, and Paula Schaumlefel, all of Monmouth; three grandchildren; one adopted granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; two sisters, Pat Hanaghan of Galesburg and Betty Valdez of Del Rio, Texas; three brothers, James Smith and Robert Smith, both of Galesburg, and Wayne Smith of San Antonio, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, and two brothers.
A memorial service was held at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth. There was a military service and dispersing of ashes at Lenox Union Cemetery in rural Warren County.
Family Members
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Jack Charles Smith
1920–1972
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June Arlene Smith Smith
1922–1938
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Mary Betty Smith Valdez
1924–2014
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James F. Smith
1926–2011
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Dorothy May Smith Campbell
1926–1964
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Richard G Smith
1928–1991
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Robert Lee Smith
1929–2012
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Wayne Patrick Smith
1935–2012
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Joyce Ann Smith Winn
1937–1961
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Patricia J Smith Haneghan
1938–2021
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