Mr. Smith retired as vice president of Zions' Savings Bank and Trust Co. in 1956. He had previously served as a member of the board of directors. He had also served as president of the board of directors of Heber J. Grant and Co. He was once president of the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America and received the Silver Beaver Award. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mr. Smith served as president of the Salt Lake Temple from 1961 to 1964. Other church capacities included 14 years as high councilman and patriarch in the Ensign LDS Stake. He served a 32 month mission to Norway. He was a former member of the Salt Lake Rotary Club and received the "Red Feather" citation in 1953 for services rendered to the Community Chest.
Mr. Smith was born Nov. 20, 1884, in Salt Lake City, a son of Joseph F. and Sarah Ellen Richards Smith. He married Florence Grant Feb. 3, 1910, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
He is survived by his widow sons, daughters, Willard G., Richards G., Briant G., Howard G., Paul G., Mrs. Florence Jacobsen, all Salt Lake City; Mrs. Sarah Tanner, Los Angeles; 27 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; brothers, sisters, Fielding K., Silas S., Samuel S., Mrs. Emily S. Walker, Mrs. Rachel S. Taylor, Mrs, Edith S. Patrick, Mrs. Marjorie S. Brown, Mrs. Asenath S. Conklin, Mrs. Martha S. Jensen, Mrs. Marjorie C. Brown, all Salt Lake City.
Burial will be in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Salt Lake Tribune (UT) November 13, 1972
Mr. Smith retired as vice president of Zions' Savings Bank and Trust Co. in 1956. He had previously served as a member of the board of directors. He had also served as president of the board of directors of Heber J. Grant and Co. He was once president of the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America and received the Silver Beaver Award. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mr. Smith served as president of the Salt Lake Temple from 1961 to 1964. Other church capacities included 14 years as high councilman and patriarch in the Ensign LDS Stake. He served a 32 month mission to Norway. He was a former member of the Salt Lake Rotary Club and received the "Red Feather" citation in 1953 for services rendered to the Community Chest.
Mr. Smith was born Nov. 20, 1884, in Salt Lake City, a son of Joseph F. and Sarah Ellen Richards Smith. He married Florence Grant Feb. 3, 1910, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
He is survived by his widow sons, daughters, Willard G., Richards G., Briant G., Howard G., Paul G., Mrs. Florence Jacobsen, all Salt Lake City; Mrs. Sarah Tanner, Los Angeles; 27 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; brothers, sisters, Fielding K., Silas S., Samuel S., Mrs. Emily S. Walker, Mrs. Rachel S. Taylor, Mrs, Edith S. Patrick, Mrs. Marjorie S. Brown, Mrs. Asenath S. Conklin, Mrs. Martha S. Jensen, Mrs. Marjorie C. Brown, all Salt Lake City.
Burial will be in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Salt Lake Tribune (UT) November 13, 1972
Family Members
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Sarah Ella Smith
1869–1869
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Leonora Smith Nelson
1871–1908
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Joseph Richards Smith
1873–1954
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Heber John Smith
1876–1877
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Rhoda Ann Smith
1878–1879
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Minerva Smith Miller
1880–1958
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Alice Smith
1882–1901
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Franklin Richards Smith
1888–1967
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Jeanetta Smith Ashton
1891–1932
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Asenath Smith Conklin
1896–1982
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Edward Arthur Smith
1859–1911
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Mercy Josephine Smith
1867–1870
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Mary Sophronia Smith Peterson
1869–1948
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Hyrum Mack Smith
1872–1918
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Donnette Smith Kesler
1872–1961
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Alvin Fielding Smith
1874–1948
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Joseph Fielding Smith Jr
1876–1972
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Alfred Jason Smith
1876–1878
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Edna Melissa Smith Bowman
1879–1958
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Bishop David Asael Smith
1879–1952
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George Carlos Smith Sr
1881–1931
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Albert Jesse Smith
1881–1883
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Robert Smith
1883–1886
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Julina Clarissa Smith Peery
1884–1923
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Elias Wesley Smith Sr
1886–1970
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Emma Smith Jensen
1887–1969
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Emily Jane Smith Walker
1888–1982
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John Schwartz Smith
1888–1889
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Calvin Schwartz Smith
1890–1966
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Zina Smith Greenwell
1890–1915
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Lucy Mack Smith Carter
1890–1933
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Rachel Smith Taylor
1890–1986
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Samuel Schwartz Smith
1892–1983
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Andrew Kimball Smith
1893–1951
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Ruth Smith
1893–1898
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James Schwartz Smith
1894–1950
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Edith Eleanor Smith Patrick
1894–1987
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Jesse Kimball Smith
1896–1953
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Martha Smith Jenson
1897–1977
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Agnes Smith Knowlton
1897–1966
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Fielding Kimball Smith
1900–1974
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Silas Schwartz Smith Sr
1900–1983
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Marjorie Virginia Smith Brown
1906–1994
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Royal Grant Smith
1906–1971
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