Smith, Jeffrey Steven 'Jeff'

1964 - 1990  (26 years)

• Name	Smith, Jeffrey Steven 'Jeff'
  Birth	22 Jan 1964	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SMIT.J023
  _FGRAVE	26565228
  Funeral	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	27 Feb 1990  [2, 3]
  	Cause: Train and Truck Accident
  	Jeffrey Steven Smith, 26, Noble, died Feb. 27, 1990, in a train and truck accident west of Noble. Mr. Smith was born in Olney, January 22, 1964, the son of Donald R. and Lora Marie Herdes Smith. He married Mary Beth Schultz November 14, 1987. She survives in Noble. He was a truck driver for Herdes Trucking Company in Noble. Surviving in addition to his spouse, are two brothers, Lonnie Ray and Mark Allen Smith, both of Noble; his parents, and grandfather, Virgil Herdes, Noble. Services were held in the chapel of Hosselton, Bookhout and Engelmeier Funeral Home in Noble. Burial was in the Clay City Cemetery.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Smith, Mary Beth and Jeffrey S.
  Person ID	I16298	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Herdes - Minard Joseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Smith, Donald R. 'Don',   b. 22 Apr 1929, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Jan 2010, Richland Care & Rehab Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Herdes, Lora Marie,   b. 6 Mar 1933, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Sep 2017, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1950	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 2 months - She : 17 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F5885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F1059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jan 1964 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4037] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Smith, Jeffrey Steven, 26, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26565228/jeffrey-steven-smith), none. (Reliability: 2). [S997] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Mary Beth and Jeffrey S., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26565228/jeffrey-steven-smith), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3282] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hall, Jimmie D., 50, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127389561/jimmie-d-hall), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3271] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Herdes, Virgil L., 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36689831/virgil-l-herdes), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3281] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Lora Marie and Donald R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183748973/lora-marie-smith), none. (Reliability: 2).