Smiley - William SHeerer
Source: Waveland Independent
Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana
May 19, 1938
May 19, 1938
William Sheerer SMILEY, son of William Steele and Isabella
Bunn Smiley, was born in Green Township, Parke County, Indiana on
Nov 28, 1869. He was educated in the schools of Greene Township.
He was a baptized member of the Associate Presbyterian Church. He
was married to Mollie J. ROBERTSON on November 1, 1900. They had
two sons, James H. and Lawrence R. who survive them. T his home
was broken on August 24, 1909 when his wife died. He engaged at
farming, later worked at the State Sanitarium and since retiring
five years he made his home with his sister, Mrs. Margaret Heslar
in Rockville. He was a faithful and active member of Waveland
Lodge No. 300 Free & Accepted Masons. He departed from among
us May 15, 1938, aged 68 years 5 months 17 days. He is survived
by two sons, James H. of Cincinnati and Lawrence of Fon du Lac,
Wisconsin; one grandchild, Sara Jane; one sister, Mrs. Margaret
Heslar of Rockville; two brothers, Henry A. of Rockville and Dr.
Thomas M. of Liberty, Mo and a number of other relatives and
friends. He was well known in the locality having passed his
entire life in Parke County living successively near Judson,
Waveland, Marshall and Rockville. The Waveland Masonic Lodge had
charge of the service at the grave in Maple Ridge on Monday
afternoon, Leslie Frank acting as orator.-- transcribed and submitted by Karen Bazzani Zach