Smith, Earl Alva

1896 - 1974  (78 years)

• Name	Smith, Earl Alva
  Birth	5 Mar 1896	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SMIT.E024
  _FGRAVE	18363831
  Military Service	Private First Class, United States Army  [2]
  		United States Army
  Death	20 Nov 1974	John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [3, 4]
  	Earl Smith, 78, of Clay City, died at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Born March 5, 1896 in Clay County, he married Laura Cooper May 21, 1921 in Sailor Springs. She survives. Mr. Smith was a member of the Clay City American Legion and the Flora VFW. Also surviving are a son, Willard, Lake Villa; a daughter, Mrs. Lindell (Betty) Tolliver, LaPorte, Ind.; two brothers, Harold, of Clay City, and Opal, Detroit, Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Hazel Webb, Mrs. Ethel Bryant and Mrs. Maydine Snell, all of Clay City; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Services will be at the Cardascio- Easley Funeral Home, Clay City. Burial will be in the Clay City Cemetery. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, November 21, 1974.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Smith, Laura and Earl
  Person ID	I31746	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Smith, John Henry,   b. 17 Nov 1866, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Sep 1939, Hoosier, Clay County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Montoney, Effie Minerva,   b. 17 Jan 1870, Illinois d. 14 Dec 1962 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1895
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 2 months - She : 25 years.
  Family ID	F3601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cooper, Laura,   b. 23 Feb 1901, Clay County, Illinois d. 4 Jul 1984, Sheridan Health Care Center, Zion, Lake County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1921
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 2 months - She : 20 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F13285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Mar 1896 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 20 Nov 1974 - John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9694] (Reliability: 2). [S9696] (Reliability: 2). [S9695] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Smith, Earl, 73, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2121&GScid=105163&GRid=18363831&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3969] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, John H. and Beulah M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26565185), none. (Reliability: 2).