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     O. Elizabeth Campbell was born circa 1867 at Illinois.¹

     Maleeka B. Campbell was buried at Allhands Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.¹ She was born in 1869 at Illinois; The cemetery listing has an incorrect birth year of 1859.^2,1 She died on January 20, 1899 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.¹

     Jemima A. Lee was buried at Allhands Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.³ She was born circa 1818 at Kentucky.² As of October 5, 1837,her married name was Renard.² She married Abraham Renard Jr. on October 5, 1837 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.² As of February 9, 1851,her married name was Cox.² Jemima A. Lee married Washington Cox on February 9, 1851 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.² As of June 10, 1869,her married name was Smith.¹ Jemima A. Lee married Rhodes Smith on June 10, 1869 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.^1,2

     Minerva Cossy Gouty was buried at Hopewell Cemetery, Rileysburg, Vermilion Co., Indiana.^3,4 She was born on October 7, 1844 at Indiana.^5,4 As of February 7, 1869,her married name was Smith.⁶ She married Rhodes Smith Jr., son of Rhodes Smith and Christianna Conner, on February 7, 1869 at Vermilion Co., Indiana.^1,2 Minerva Cossy Gouty died on July 22, 1917 at Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, at age 72.⁴

     William Rhodes Smith was buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Oakwood Township, Vermilion Co., Illinois.⁶ He was born on March 20, 1861 at Illinois.^5,6 He married Rebecca Jane Olehy on September 13, 1882 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.^4,7 William Rhodes Smith died on March 30, 1908 at Vermilion Co., Illinois, at age 47.⁶

     Washington C. "Wash" Smith was buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Oakwood Township, Vermilion Co., Illinois.^3,4 He was born on September 16, 1864 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.^7,3,4 He married Jennie S. Groves on September 27, 1888 at Covington, Fountain Co., Indiana.⁵ Washington C. "Wash" Smith died on March 22, 1942 at Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, at age 77.^3,4

     Jemima A. Smith was born circa 1865 at Illinois.²

     Susan Alice Smith was born on March 29, 1870 at Oakwood Township, Vermilion Co., Illinois.^1,4,3 As of April 23, 1890,her married name was Easterday.⁵ She married Dan Webster "Webb" Easterday on April 23, 1890 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.^5,3 Susan Alice Smith died on August 7, 1941 at Chicago Heights, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 71.³

     Cora Belle Smith was born circa 1876 at Illinois.¹ As of November 5, 1894,her married name was McLennan.³ She married George Leonard McLennan on November 5, 1894 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.³

     George Leonard McLennan was born circa 1872 at Illinois.² He married Cora Belle Smith, daughter of William F. Smith and Mary E. Burk, on November 5, 1894 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.¹

     Dan Webster "Webb" Easterday was born in April, 1867 at Maryland.³ He married Susan Alice Smith, daughter of William F. Smith and Mary E. Burk, on April 23, 1890 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.^1,4

     Dudley Durvine was born circa 1835.¹ He married Nancy A. Cunningham on November 7, 1876 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.¹

     Sarah S. Durvine was born circa 1877 at Illinois.¹

     Harlan Everett Smith was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, 3901 North Vermilion Street, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.⁷ He was born on May 8, 1916 at Bismarck, Vermilion Co., Illinois.⁴ He married Alice Louise "Sally" Redman on February 10, 1946 at Illinois.^5,8 Harlan Everett Smith died on February 19, 2018 at Bolingbrook, Illinois, at age 101.⁵ He Harlan E. Smith of Danville, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 19, at Autumn Leaves Memory Care Center in Bolingbrook at the age of 101. Harlan was born in Bismarck to Clarence and Alice Smith. He served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific as Chief Petty Officer on the USS Birmingham. Returning from the War in 1946 he married his sweetheart, Alice Louise ("Sally") Redman. He, and eventually his wife, joined his father in the insurance business and brought the business to Danville as C.H. Smith Insurance. "Smitty" served many in the area as their "insurance man" for five decades. He is survived by his daughter Gail (Joe) Girard of Minooka; grandchildren, David (Sarah) McHone-Chase of DeKalb and Lisa (David) Tollefson of Tacoma, Washington; five great-grandchildren, who along with his grandchildren was their "PawPaw." He is also survived by his brother, Wendell (Ellyn) Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Bernice, Ruth and Ruby. His partner in life, his wife Sally, preceded him in death in 2012. Harlan was involved in the Danville community as a longtime member of Central Christian Church. Serving as elder for the church, he was a Sunday School teacher and enjoyed sharing where he shared his faith, wit and love with many. The church's CoWed class was a source of lifelong friends as well as a community of faith. He also was a member of the Kiwanis Noon Club, serving in many capacities. Danville Library Board, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, The Greater Danville Association of Churches and many other civic organizations also benefited from his talents and leadership. He prided himself on being a lifelong learner taking classes at Danville Area Community College after his retirement in his mid-80s. on February 21, 2018.⁵

     Ruby Ellen Smith Ruby Ellen Brummet, 90, of Lewistown, and formerly of Danville, died at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at Prairieview Care Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 26, at Pape Funeral Home, 10 E. Williams, Danville, with Pastor Ron Ziemer officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior. Burial will be at Rose Cemetery in Bismarck. Ruby was born on Feb. 2, 1919, in Bismarck to Clarence and Alice (Kaneen) Smith. She attended Bismarck Grade and High School, graduating in 1936. She then attended Illinois State University and graduated in 1940. Ruby worked for the school district in Farmer City until she married Berthal Dayne Brummet on Feb. 8, 1941; he preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 2000. The couple retired to Pinehurst, N.C. On moving back to the Danville area from Pinehurst, N.C., several years ago, she spent most of her time in nursing homes. She was a member of DAR and the Pinehurst Village Chapel Church and attended the Central Christian Church while in Danville. Ruby Ellen Brummet was a victim of two tragedies: First, their son, “Randy” died from a result of a school prank, when a chair was pulled away causing him to fall and severely striking his head. Second, Her husband, Berthal, contracted Aids from bad blood furnished by the Red Cross at the Pinehurst hospital after a heart operation, causing him to die several years later. Survivors include a sister, Ruth Harbert of Manassas, Va; two brothers, Harlan (Sally) Smith of Danville and Wendell (Ellyn) Smith of Bismarck and Daisy Arruza, whom she thought of as a daughter. She was preceded by her parents, her husband, and a son: Randall Dayne Brummet and a sister, Bernice Cox.³ She was buried at Rose Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion Co., Illinois.^3,5 She was born on February 2, 1919 at Bismarck, Vermilion Co., Illinois.³ As of February 8, 1941,her married name was Brummet.³ She married Berthal Dayne Brummet on February 8, 1941.³ Ruby Ellen Smith died on June 24, 2009 at Lewiston, Fulton Co., Illinois, at age 90.³

     Floyd Wendell Smith was buried at Danville National Cemetery, 1900 East Main Street, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.^4,3,5 He was born on October 26, 1922 at Bismarck, Vermilion Co., Illinois.^1,7,4,5 He married Sarah Ellyn Unknown circa 1945.^2,3 Floyd Wendell Smith died on July 23, 2018 at Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois, at age 95.^3,4,5 He Floyd Wendell Smith, 95, a long-time Bismarck resident, passed away July 23, 2018, in Mahomet, Ill. He is survived by his beloved wife of 72 years, Ellyn, and three children, Richard W. Smith of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., Craig M. Smith of Austin, Texas, and Dr. Colleen K. Grogan of Cincinnati, Ohio. He also leaves six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Smith grew up as a farm boy, attended Bismarck schools and then earned his wings as an Army Air Force fighter pilot in WWII. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in Civil Engineering, he worked on municipal utility projects. During the Korean conflict, the Air Force, in need of pilots, recalled him to active duty involuntarily. After extensive graduate engineering schooling, he served as an engineer in development and testing of many Air Force aircraft programs, including a four-year assignment at the Pentagon. For two years he was called on to pilot C-130 aircraft through typhoons from a base in Guam to collect critically needed weather data for both civilian and military purposes. Shortly after this, he served a tour in Vietnam. He retired from the Air Force in 1973 and returned to his family farm for the remainder of his life. Wendell was active in his church as well as county and township government. He and his family, with six grandchildren, enjoyed many, many good times on the farm raising cattle, planting trees and enjoying one another. Burial will be in Danville National Cemetery. on July 23, 2018.³

     Alice Ruth Smith was buried at Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road (Route 619), Triangle, Prince William Co., Virginia.^6,7 Her married name was Harbert.³ She was born on November 11, 1926 at Illinois.^1,6,7 She married Wendell Dooley Harbert on October 15, 1945 at Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois.^3,2 Alice Ruth Smith died on November 13, 2014 at age 88.^6,7

     Ray Lee Drain Ray Lee Drain, born June 23, 1938, in Salem, Va., died peacefully in the comfort of his home Wednesday, February 19, 2025, in New Castle, Va. He was the last remaining son of Robert Stuart and Mable Clair Nichols Drain. He was preceded in death by son Robert "Bobby" Douglas Drain, his only sister Helena Alzie Drain Young that helped raise him and his three brothers, Robert, Emory, and Douglas. He served as a Machinery Repairman Petty Officer 3rd class on the USS Sierra AD18 and received his GED from the Navy. He loved sharing stories to anyone that would listen to his travels abroad with his shipmates on the destroyer tender and his hitchhiking from Norfolk back to Roanoke for leaves. Upon his honorable discharge in 1961 we went to work at Radford Arsenal. When he began working at General Electric as a lineman he soon met his wife Lucy Mae Poff Drain in the winter of 1966 and was married March 18, 1967 where they spent their honeymoon camping and fishing on Potts Creek. He retired from GE after 30+ years of service as a wireman, with his most notable achievement of wiring the electrical panel for the Tower of Terror elevator ride for Walt Disney World. For retirement, he loved hunting, fishing and doing crossword puzzles when not working outdoors on his 25-acre farm with help from some amazing neighbors. His son James Daniel Drain of the home, daughter Tracy Lynette Drain of Martinsville, VA as well as mini pincher Bonnie Sue and cats Katrina & Lil Bit were all a part of his hospice comfort team in the final weeks. So we wish him waters full of fish, woods full of game and hope he is rejoicing with his family and the lifetime of furry critters that went on before him.⁴ He was born on June 23, 1938 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^5,3,4 He married Lucy Mae Poff, daughter of James Ralph Poff Sr. and Hettie Virginia Craighead, on March 18, 1967 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2,5,6,4 Ray Lee Drain died on February 19, 2025 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia, at age 86.⁴

     Gordon Edward Fox was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Rt. 150, Oakwood Township, Vermilion Co., Illinois.³ He was born on April 2, 1918 at Vermilion Co., Illinois.³ He died on February 9, 1938 at Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois, at age 19.³

     His Social Security Number was 484-26-0313.⁹ Foryst Keith "Casey" Richardson was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa.^3,4 He married Betty Unknown.³ Foryst Keith "Casey" Richardson was born on July 6, 1928 at Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.^9,4,5,6 He died on August 31, 1977 at Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, at age 49.^3,4,6 He Services for Foryst Keith (Casey) Richardson, 49, of 1647 E. Thirteenth St. will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton's Funeral Home, with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mr. Richardson died of cancer Wednesday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital after a three-month illness. Mr. Richardson was an Urbana, Ill., native. He lived in Des Moines 15 years and was a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. employe. He was a member of the United Rubber Workers Union and the East Side Church of Christ. He was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Betty; eight children and four stepchildren; a sister, Mrs. Joyce Beaman of Osceola; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Richardson of Des Moines, and 13 grandchildren. on September 2, 1977.³

     His Social Security Number was 475-03-2247.⁶ Harold Devarold Smith was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa.⁴ He was born on November 4, 1907 at Logan, Clay Co., Iowa.^4,6,5 He married Virginia Florence Gardner on June 8, 1935 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.^3,4,7 Harold Devarold Smith died on September 17, 1993 at Moose Lake, Carlton Co., Minnesota, at age 85.^4,6

     His Social Security Number was 329-09-8591.⁵ Kenneth L. Smith was born on January 9, 1920 at Iowa.^1,5 He died on March 12, 1991 at age 71.⁵

     Grace Arlene Smith was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, 3901 North Vermilion Street, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.³ She was born on December 7, 1923 at Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa.^3,5 As of September 17, 1943,her married name was Rice.³ She married Eugene A. "Gene" Rice on September 17, 1943 at Danville, Vermilion Co., Indiana.³ As of 2003,her married name was Morgan.³ Grace Arlene Smith married Marvin B. Morgan in 2003.³ Grace Arlene Smith died on February 5, 2011 at Kingman, Fountain Co., Indiana, at age 87.^3,5 She KINGMAN, IND.— Arlene Rice Morgan, 87, of Kingman, Ind., passed away at 10 a. m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at her home. Arlene was born on Dec. 7, 1923, in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of Clyde Earl and Mildred Dora (Rhodes) Smith. She married Eugene " Gene" A. Rice on Sept. 17, 1943, in Danville. He preceded her in death on Aug. 25, 2001. She later married Marvin Morgan in 2003 in Indiana. He preceded her in death in 2006. She is survived by two sisters, Wilma Ingalsbe of Buckeye, Ariz. and Mavis Ingalsbe of Table Grove, Ill; uncle, Wayne Smith of Danville; aunt, Dorotha Reese of Danville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; two brothers, Kenneth Smith and Arnold " Dean" Smith; sister, Loraine Andrews DeWeese; two nieces, Lori Mae Andrews and Marsha Lynn Ingalsbe; and nephew, Eric Savage. Arlene graduated from Alvin High School in 1940. She worked for several years at G. E. in Danville, until retiring in 1986. She had attended Sterling Christian Church and was a member of the Lake Holiday Hideaway Auxiliary. Arlene enjoyed reading, cooking, dogs, gardening and spending time with her family. A celebration of the life of Arlene Rice Morgan will begin at 10 a. m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, A Life Celebration Home, with Pastor Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will follow the service in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6-8 p. m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Danville Humane Society or to the donor's choice. on February 9, 2011.³