Buried in the Vevay In. Cemetery. The Vevay Reveille Enterprise Thurs Dec. 7, 1972 Obit: WILLIAM SMITH PASSES AWAY William R. Smith , 90, of route 1, Bennington,Ind., near Fairview, passed away Monday at Clark County Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville. He was born Sept. 25, 1882, in Danville , Illinois, the son of Samuel and Louisa Jakaway Smith. He was a retired farmer and minister and was a member of Vevay Nazarene Church. He spent his early life in Switzerland County, lived in Lawrence County for 27 years, and had spent the past 30 years in Switzerland County Ind. On May 29, 1901, he married Lula B. Morrison, who died Nov. 14, 1968. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Waits of Jeffersonville; two sons, Russell of near Fairview and Florin of Medora; three sister, Mrs. Emma McDonald of Alvin, Ill., Mrs. Luch McLaughlin of Hoopeston, Ill. and Mrs. Bessie Shattel of West Lebanon; 12 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; and several great great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday by the Rev. Velma H. Manuel from Haskell and Morrison Funeral Home. Burial was in the Vevay Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lucy Briscoe Green