Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Wilbur E. December 9, 1962 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net February 2, 2024, 3:31 pm Belding Banner-News Thurs. January 10, 1963 Wilbur E.Smith Wilbur E.Smith, 68 died suddenly Dec. 9, at home in Arcadia,Calif. Funeral services were held Dec.12 at the Methodist church of the Good Shepherd with burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Mr.Smith was a native of Carson City,Mich., and as a boy came to Belding with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Justin Smith. when his father died, he lived with his grandparents, Mr.and Mrs.Edwin Smith of Chadwick. He worked around Chadwick and Orleans until enlisting in WW I and upon returning lived in Belding until several years ago when he and his wife moved to California. He was a member of the Methodist church of the Good Shepherd, the American Legion, the Masons and the Shrine. Survivors are his wife, Alice; one brother; six sisters and several relatives. Additional Comments: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, California World War I Veteran File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith46943nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb