Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Wilbur H. March 2, 1969
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Lake Odessa Wave -Thursday March 6, 1969

WILBUR H. SMITH PASSES AWAY

Wilbur H. Smith, 78, of route 2, Lake Odessa, was found dead at his home Sunday 
morning by his daughter, Mrs Ruth Gilliland of East Lansing, who had come to 
spend the day with her father.

Coroner Dale Kauffman said death was from natural causes.

A native of Sandwich, Ill., he was a graduate of the high school and had 
attended the University of Illinois, both at Sandwich.

He married Vashti Irwin, February 3, 1915, and they moved to the Lake Odessa 
area from Lamont, Iowa, in 1916. Mrs.smith passed away in September of 1946 two 
sons also preceded him.

Mr.Smith was a member of the IOOF and Rebekah lodges and the Clarksville 
Conservation club.

Surviving besides the daughter are two granddaughters; four great grandchildren 
and a brother, Stanley of Sun City, Ariz.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1:30 at the Pickens Funeral Chapel, Lake 
Odessa. Rev. Wilbur Williams officiated with burial in the Lakeside cemetery.

Additional Comments:
Lakeside Cem.#10-1241-1

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