Name: Smith, Elmer Lafayette  ‘Em’
Burial Date: 1928, 03/23
Age at Death: 39
Plot Location: 389 E
Notes: husband of Julia Jane (Conklin)

Birth: Feb. 22, 1889 Rice County Kansas, USA Death: Mar. 20, 1928 Kansas, USA Elmer “Em” was the son of Thomas Ellsworth & Ida Florence (Shelton) Smith. He was married to Julia Jane (Conklin) Smith. I’m not sure if they had any more than the three daughters Ethel, Edith & Viola who unfortunately all passed away shortly after birth. Received information from a grandson of Em’s who gave me more information which I will add here. There were six more children born to Em & Julia, they were Harold, Wilma, Mildred, Paul, Warren and June. At the funeral of Em, a minister who was a stranger to Em was called upon to officiate. Quietly he read the name of Elmer Lafayette Smith then said, “It was not my privilege to be acquainted with Mr. Smith, but they tell me he was a good neighbor and met his obligations.” He then read scripture to the end of the service. What a wonderful simple eulogy .Family links: Parents: Thomas Ellsworth Smith (1861 – 1929) Ida Florence Shelton Smith (1865 – 1943) Spouse: Julia Conklin Hoyle (1891 – 1970)* Children: Ethel L. Smith (1908 – 1908)* Edith Mabel Smith (1909 – 1909)* Mildred Irene Smith Lugo (1911 – 1992)* Viola Frances Smith (1915 – 1915)* Harold Winford Smith (1917 – 1985)* Paul Richard Smith (1922 – 1944)* Siblings: Minnie Isabelle Smith Potter (1884 – 1953)* Lenora Smith (1885 – 1950)* Jacob Ellsworth Smith (1887 – 1967)* Elmer LaFayette Smith (1889 – 1928) Sarah Alice Smith (1892 – 1892)* Colman Fay Smith (1893 – 1972)* Chris Clark Smith (1895 – 1983)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Plot: 389 E Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: busyonetoday@aol.com Record added: Jun 04, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 27332504

After Em’s death, Julia married Frank W. Hoyle, died in 1970 in Richmond California and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland California.  She was 79 years of age.