Eastin, Belva Lee

1930 - 2011  (80 years)

• Name	Eastin, Belva Lee
  Birth	17 Jul 1930	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	EAST.B001
  _FGRAVE	73038380
  Death	7 Jul 2011	Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Olney Daily Mail (IL) - Monday, July 11, 2011 Belva Lee Smith, 80, of Clay City, died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Flora Gardens. Mrs. Smith was born July 17, 1930, in Clay City, the daughter of Leo C. and Mary Ellen (Tooley) Eastin. She married Robert L. "Bob" Smith on October 27, 1950. He preceded her in death on February 2, 1979. She was a homemaker. She had worked at a day-care center, the garment factory and for Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City and Flora. She was treasurer for American Legion Unit #840. Mrs. Smith is survived by her daughter, Janice E. Smith, of Clay City; brother-in-law, Marvin Martin, of Clay City; sister-in-law, Lora Marie Smith, of Noble; sister-in-law, Lois Eastin, of Flora; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Mary Ellen Eastin; husband, Robert "Bob" Smith; three brothers, Franklin D. Eastin, Leo Leon Eastin and Kenneth Wayne Eastin; and one sister, Beulah Keck. Cremation rites were accorded. Visitation was held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. A memorial service was held at the funeral home with Tony Reed, Charlie Allen, Brett Wright and Dick Sharp officiating. Burial was in Clay City Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Clay County Hospice or Clay County Cancer Support Group.
  _MEMR	10 Jul 2011	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Smith, Robert L. and Belva L.
  Person ID	I12050	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Eastin, Leo Casey,   b. 1900   d. 1976 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Tooley, Mary Ellen 'Ellie',   b. 1903   d. 1969 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F4545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Smith, Robert L. 'Bob',   b. 2 Jun 1925, Illinois d. 1 Feb 1979 (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1950  [2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years and 3 months - He : 25 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Smith, Janice E.,   b. 27 Mar 1952, Flora, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 May 2022, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F5704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jul 1930 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 7 Jul 2011 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois _MEMR - 10 Jul 2011 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Belva Lee (Eastin) Smith (1930-2011)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3180] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Smith, Belva Lee, 80, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73038380/belva-lee-smith), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3181] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Robert L. and Belva L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73038380/belva-lee-smith), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3182] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Robert L. and Belva L., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2121&GScid=105163&GRid=24074932&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1835] Sharon Alfsen, Sharon Alfsen "Hi! Sharon Alfsen from years back!", 30 May 2005, personal e-mail (31 May 2005). (Reliability: 2). [S3175] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Eastin, Mary Ellen and Leo C., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Eastin&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=18552133&), none. (Reliability: 2).