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Personal data Elsie Loreen Drake 


Household of Elsie Loreen Drake

She is married to William Martin "Bill" "Billie" Smith.

They got married on January 11, 1958 at First Cong. Chr., Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, she was 23 years old.

Billy Smith oo Elsie Drake

Marriage source: Author: N.N. (anonymous), Title: GEDCOM file loaded ix Mar MMI for name = Living Smith married Living Drake

Author: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Title: «u»Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992«/u», (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pg. 406, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"... Billy [SMITH] works as a carpenter, married Elsie Drake ..."

Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 116 # 42, 27 Dec 2007, pg 3 cols 5 & 6

"Smith's to Celebrate 50th Anniversary On January 12

Bill and Elsie (Drake) Smith of Buffalo Center were married January 11, 1958 at First Congregational Church."
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Child(ren):

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  2. (Not public)
  3. (Not public)
  4. Jean Marie Smith  1963-2011


Notes about Elsie Loreen Drake

Elsie Loreen Drake

Sources: Author NN, (Anonymous), Title: GEDCOM file loaded ix Mar MMI for name = Living Drake

Author: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Title: «u»Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992«/u», (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pgs. 406 & 407, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"... Billy [SMITH] works as a carpenter, married Elsie Drake who works in the Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank of Buffalo Center, ..."

Obituaries, Buffalo Ctr. (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 116 # 5, 12 Apr 2007, pg. 4, col. 3

"John W. Smith, 85

John William Smith 85, of Mason City, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. ...
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John was born August 24, 1921 in Buffalo Center, the son of John W. and Grace (Dorenbusch) Smith. ...
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John is survived by ... one brother, Billie Smith and his wife, Elsie, of Buffalo Center; ..."

Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 116 # 42, 27 Dec 2007, pg. 3 cols. 5 & 6

"Smith's to Celebrate 50th Anniversary On January 12

Bill and Elsie (Drake) Smith of Buffalo Center were married January 11, 1958 at First Congregational Church. ..."

Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 129 # 6, 26 Feb 2019, Pg 4 Cols. 1 & 2

[Col. 1]

"Elsie Smith

Elsie Loreen (Drake) Smith, age 84, went home to her Lord and Savior on [Monday] Feb. 18, 2019 at Timely Mission Nursing Home, Buffalo Center. A funeral service was held Feb. 22, at 11:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center.

Elsie was born on September 14, 1934, on a farm just outside Buffalo Center, the daughter of Lester and Esther (Bond) Drake. She grew up in Buffalo Center, where she was a junior high cheerleader and a high school trumpet player in marching band, graduating from Buffalo Center High School in 1956. After that, she attended Iowa State University for one year, studying to be a home ec teacher. The following summer, the bank president asked her dad if Elsie would want to work at the Farmers Trust and Savings Bank. She agreed and worked there for the next 40+ years, until her retirement.

On January 11, 1958, she was united in marriage to Billy M. Smith at the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center. Billy built their house, and Elsie made it a home, tending garden and raising their four children. They lived their entire married lives in Buffalo Center, celebrating their 61st anniversary just one month ago.

Elsie enjoyed spending time with her family, especially the time she was able to spend with the grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She loved others as well, sending many encouraging cards. Her love of gardening was shown as she actually took care of three gardens. Elsie was a reluctant fisherman, doing more reading in the boat than actual fishing.

Elsie had a quiet, gentle spirit. She was very active in her church, where she sang in the choir, taught"

[Col. 2]

"Sunday school, served many dinners, and volunteered where they needed her. Elsie loved her Savior and loved serving her church.

At the end, Elsie resided at Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center. [She was 84 when she went home to her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2019.]

She is survived by her husband, Billy of Buffalo Center; children, Cindy Smith of Minneapolis, MN, Randy (Judy) Smith of Ankeny, Dan (Diana) Smith of Urbandale; grandchildren, Jonathan (Vanessa) Smith of Maxwell, Rachel (Colton) Willey of Ankeny, Joy Smith, Bekah Smith and Jen Smith, all of Ankeny; four great-grandchildren, Stephen, Riah, Ellia, Willy, with a fifth on the way; siblings Muriel (Roger) Anderson of Plymouth, MN, Leslie (Daphney) Drake of Bristow, VA; sister-in-law, Jean Drake of Algona; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Preceding her in death are her parents; daughter, Jean Smith; siblings, Charles Drake, Peggy Briscoe, Leona Breevaart, Howard Drake, and Ken Drake.

Oakcrest Funeral Services in Buffalo Center is assisting the family. To leave an online condolence, visit www.oadcrestfuneralservices.com."

Author: Wilson, James, Title: "Elsie Loreen Drake Smith," (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xix Feb MMXIX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196965610/elsie-loreen-smith

"Elsie Loreen Drake Smith Birth 14 Sep 1934 Buffalo Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA Death 18 Feb 2019 (aged 84) Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA Burial Graceland Cemetery Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA
Memorial ID 196965610

Family Members
Parents

Lester Drake 1899-1965
Esther Mariett Bond Drake 1903-1996

Siblings

Margaret Ellen Drake Briscoe 1923-2002
Charles Rodman Drake 1925-1948
Leona Fay Drake Breevaart 1928-1997
Kendall William Drake 1943-2015

Children

Jean Marie Smith 1963-2011

Created by: James Wilson Added: 19 Feb 2019 Find A Grave Memorial 196965610"
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Historical events

Birthday September 14, 1934

  • The temperature on September 14, 1934 was between 15.1 °C and 26.4 °C and averaged 20.0 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
    • March 24 » United States Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.
    • June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
    • September 22 » The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
    • November 23 » An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
    • November 30 » The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100mph.
    • December 5 » Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.

Day of marriage January 11, 1958

  • The temperature on January 11, 1958 was between 4.2 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 9.6 mm of rain during 11.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
    • March 16 » The Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.
    • April 14 » The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
    • August 18 » Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
    • December 5 » Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh.
    • December 18 » Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.


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