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Smith, Eldon Edward (1921-1979)

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Latest revision as of 11:14, 16 September 2019

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1979 Mar 29 p. 11

Birth date: 1921 Jul 20

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ELDON EDWARD SMITH

Eldon Edward Smith, son of John J. and Edith Orpha Hershey Smith, was born in Marion, S. D. on July 20, 1921 and died of a heart attack at his home Feb. 6, 1979. Funeral services were held in the Emmanuel United Presbyterian Church with August Ewert of the Bethel Mennonite Church officiating.

He was baptized in 1935 and became a member of the Emmanuel congregation, where he faithfully served as elder, Sunday school teacher, choir director and choir member.

He attended the University of Dubuque in Iowa, graduating in 1943. In World War II, he served as an ensign and lieutenant in the United States Navy. In 1947 he attended Columbia University, New York City, and in 1948 accepted a position in the Farmers State Bank of Marion, S. D. He served successively as assistant cashier, cashier and since 1954 as president. He was a member of Parker Masonic Lodge, Oriental Consistory, Yankton, and El Rian Shrine, Sioux Falls.

He was married on June 17, 1950 to Betty Jean Davidson in Akron, Ohio.

She survives along with six children, Addamaine Alison, Maura Milicent, Harlan Hershey, Eric Evan, Todd Theron and Barclay; a son-in-law, Daryl Thietje; a daughter-in-law, Carol May (Mrs. Harlan) Smith; two brothers, Keith of Marion and Gordon of Centerville, S. D.; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Caldwell of Union, Neb. and Mrs. Lois Reimer of Virginia, Minn.; and one grandchild.

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