Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Smith, Hugh J March 11, 2010
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The Urbana Daily Citizen
Hugh J. Smith, 88, of Urbana died at 2:40 A.M. Thursday, March 11, 2010 in the 
Wellington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Urbana. He was born April 8, 1921 
in Westville, a son of Raymond and Mary Ethel (Johnson) Smith.



Hugh retired from Smith Farm Equipment, which he owned for 55 years. He enjoyed 
farming and had a love for tractors. He was a member of Westville United 
Methodist Church, served in the US Army and was a WWII veteran. He was a member 
of American Legion Pearce-Kerns Post 120 in Urbana and Knights of Pythias in 
Westville.



Survivors include his children, Elizabeth Granger of Ocala FL, Sharon Shafer of 
Atlanta, GA, Teresa Shulte and her husband Gary of Mason, Hugh "Rusty" Smith of 
Westville, Mary Susan Gregg of Westville, 5 grandchildren, Laura Ryan and her 
husband Tom, Andrea and Katherine Shafer, Sara Madden and her husband Ira and 
Gary Shulte IV, great grandchildren, Cayleigh and Christen Ryan, Sophia and 
Isabella Madden and several nieces and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Alice Smith on October 13, 2002, his 
parents, a brother, Earl L. Smith and a sister, Rhea Mae Clyburn.



The family will receive friends 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. Thursday, March 18, 2010 in 
the WALTER & SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 642 S. Main Street, Urbana. Funeral services 
will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 19, 2010 in the Westville United 
Methodist Church, 76 N. SR 560, Westville with Rev. Dr. Peter J. Bellini 
officiating. Burial will follow in Nettle Creek Cemetery.



Military honors will be provided by members of the US Army and American Legion 
Pearce-Kerns Post 120.

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