Frances Larene Smith1

(September 15, 1909 - September 30, 1984)
Frances Larene Smith|b. Sep 15, 1909\nd. Sep 30, 1984|p1145.htm|James H. Smith|b. Jan 14, 1860\nd. Nov 5, 1919|p1122.htm|Hannah Smith|b. Nov 1, 1871\nd. Aug 9, 1952|p546.htm|William Smith||p1123.htm|Harriet F. Boyd||p1124.htm|Leeson A. Smith Sr.|b. Mar 1, 1815\nd. Mar 1, 1904|p90.htm|Elizabeth Farley|b. Mar 26, 1836\nd. Jul 22, 1928|p185.htm|

Relationship=Granddaughter of Leeson A. Smith Sr..
Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Charts on which this person appears:
Leeson Smith, Sr. Descendants Chart
William Smith (m. Harriet Boyd) Descendants Chart
Frances Larene Smith (age 13, birthday Sept 15)
     Frances Larene Smith was born on Wednesday, September 15, 1909 in Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, daughter of James H. Smith and Hannah Smith.1,2

Frances was 10 years old when her father, James, died on November 5, 1919.1,2,3

Frances married Jesse Steele on May 21, 1938, in Harrisburg, Banner County, Nebraska.4
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Frances Steele
June 7, 1948 (age 38)
(Photo curtesy of Bonnie Chapman)


Frances was 42 years old and living in Scottsbluff, Nebraska when her mother, Hanna, died on August 9, 1952.6,7

Frances died on Sunday, September 30, 1984 in the Gering nursing home in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. She was 75 years old.4,2 She was laid to rest on Wednesday, October 3, 1984 in the Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery in Bridgeport, Morrill County, Nebraska.4 Frances Larene's obituary in October, 1984, reads ~
Entered Into Eternal Rest Sunday, September 30, 1984
France Steele


SCOTTSBLUFF - A graveside service for Frances L. Steele, 75, of 1422 Ave. D, who died Sunday in a Gering nursing home, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery at Bridgeport with the Rev. Larry Mead officiating.

Gering Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

She was born Sept. 15, 1909, at Rosenburg, Texas. She moved to Bayard in 1918, and to Scottsbluff in 1935. She married Jesse Steele May 21, 1938, at Harrisburg. She was the owner of the Spudnut Shop and the Triangle Cafe before retiring.

Survivors include her brothers Glenn Smith of Scottsbluff and J. Earl Smith of Bridgeport.
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Frances Smith
Photo curtesy of Jan Byers

Smith Sisters - Merle (age 15) & Frances (age 11)

Citations

  1. [S19] Leeson Sr. / James / William / & Families, Leeson Smith Sr. Family Bible, Years covered: 1800s - 1948; Present Owner: Present owner is unknown (Jerry Eberhardt has copies of family pages). Hereinafter cited as Smith Family Bible.
  2. [S150] Smith Family Web Site, online URL is on file. Hereinafter cited as Smith Family Web Site on MyFamily.com/Ancestry.com. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  3. [S306] Mrs. Hanna Smith, Unidentified newspaper, 11 Aug 1952. Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Smith, Hannah.
  4. [S152] Entered into Eternal Rest Monday, September 30, 1984, Unidentified newspaper, possibly from Gering or Scottsbluff, Nebraska, about 01 October 1984, (copy on file). Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Smith, Frances Larene.
  5. [S382] Interview with Bonnie (Smith) Chapman (Cheyenne, WY), by Susan Noyes, June 2007.
  6. [S306] Mrs. Hanna Smith, Unidentified newspaper, 11 Aug 1952, (copy on file). Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Smith, Hannah.
  7. [S62] Grace Donnan, Myrna Eberhardt, Jerry Eberhardt, "Jerry Eberhardt's Compilation of Family History Notes", Three generations of researchers (Garnavillo, Iowa). Hereinafter cited as "Jerry Eberhardt's Family History Collection."
  8. [S356] Jan Byers, "Jan Byers' Compilation of Familly History and Photo Notebook" (Fort Collins, CO). Hereinafter cited as "Jan Byers' Family History Collection."
 


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