James William Smith
1926 - 2013 (87 years)-
Name James William Smith Born 6 May 1926 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri 
Gender Male Died 10 Nov 2013 East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois Buried Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois Person ID I72 Hedges Last Modified 12 Feb 2021
Father James William Smith, b. 29 Mar 1908, Electra, Wichita County, Texas , d. 14 Jun 1985 (Age 77 years) Mother Leathia Deloris Bagley, b. 24 Mar 1908, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri , d. 17 Jan 1983, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri (Age 74 years) Married 24 Nov 1926 Linneus, Linn County, Missouri [1, 2] Family ID F34 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mayetta Alice Mossbarger, b. 15 Jan 1928, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri , d. 15 Feb 2018, Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois (Age 90 years) Married 10 Aug 1948 Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri [2] Last Modified 3 Feb 2024 Family ID F1625 Group Sheet | Family Chart
-
Event Map 
Born - 6 May 1926 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri 
Married - 10 Aug 1948 - Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri 
Died - 10 Nov 2013 - East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois 
Buried - - Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
-
Notes - James "JW" Smith, 85, of Colona, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Hope Creek Care Center in East Moline.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona, with visitation one hour before service time. The family requests everyone please dress casual. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Memorials may be made to the family.
James was born May 6, 1928, in Purdin, Mo., the son of James W. Sr. and Leathia Bagley Smith. He married Mayetta Mossbarger on Aug. 10, 1948, in Brookfield, Mo.
James was a rodeo rider for 10 years and also farmed for 12 years while working for John Deere for 29 1/2 years until his retirement in 1985. He enjoyed camping, fishing and riding snowmobiles and motorcycles.
Survivors include his wife, Mayetta, Colona; children, Linda (Mike Seibert) Waddell, Andover, Donald (Diana) Smith, Colona, and Charlie Smith, Colona; grandchildren, Donny and Nick Smith, Amy Dothard, Carla Johnson and Lori and Kelly Waddell; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson and one great-great-grandchild on the way; and sisters, Norma Abbott and Janet Wingate, both of Missouri, and Judy Watson, of Colona.
James was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and three brothers. [3]
- James "JW" Smith, 85, of Colona, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Hope Creek Care Center in East Moline.
-
Sources