San Joaquin County CA Archives Obituaries.....Smith, William Fern September 24, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vickie Stone vctrstv4u@aol.com September 30, 2005, 12:53 am News-Sentinel Sep 27, 2005 William Smith William Fern Smith, 93, of Galt, died Sept. 24 in a local hospital. He was born June 25, 1912, in Texas. Mr. Smith was a resident of the area since 1935. He was employed as a dairyman and mechanic in Elk Grove and Sacramento. He was an original member of the Herald Riders. He enjoyed playing his harmonica, hunting, fishing, rockhounding, gardening and spending time outdoors. He is survived by his son, Kenneth Smith, of Galt; daughter, Linda Hefner, of Galt; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ina in 1991; and son, Gary in 1951. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ben Salas Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Ben Salas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/s/smith223gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb