Individual Details
Harry Raymond Smith
(15 Mar 1911 - 7 Sep 1984)
At the time of his marriage Harry listed his occupation as carpenter.
Harry Smith was murdered at Compton, California.
Waterloo Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Sunday, September 9, 1984, Page 6 Section A: Services are pending for Harry Raymond Smith, 73, of Long Beach, Calif., and formerly of Waterloo and Hampton, at Sietsma and Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Mr. Smith who operated two bicycle shops in Long Beach, was slain Friday by a discharged employee of one of the shops Mr. Smith owned. The suspect was arrested. He was born March 15, 1911, at Waterloo, son of William A. and Clara Brisco Smith. He married Gilberta Halfhill Oct. 1, 1939. She died July 4, 1980. Mr. Smith lived in Waterloo before World War II, then moved to Hampton were he lived about five years before moving to Long Beach. He served in the Sea Bees in World War II in the South Pacific. He is survived by two brothers, William C. Smith and Howard A. Smith, both of Waterloo, and three sisters, May Smith and Jeanne Bauer, both of Long Beach and Ema Harrington of Oelwein.
Harry Raymond Smith was a Chief Carpenters Mate in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He served from July 13, 1943 to November 13, 1945 and was honorably discharged.
Harry Smith was murdered at Compton, California.
Waterloo Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Sunday, September 9, 1984, Page 6 Section A: Services are pending for Harry Raymond Smith, 73, of Long Beach, Calif., and formerly of Waterloo and Hampton, at Sietsma and Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Mr. Smith who operated two bicycle shops in Long Beach, was slain Friday by a discharged employee of one of the shops Mr. Smith owned. The suspect was arrested. He was born March 15, 1911, at Waterloo, son of William A. and Clara Brisco Smith. He married Gilberta Halfhill Oct. 1, 1939. She died July 4, 1980. Mr. Smith lived in Waterloo before World War II, then moved to Hampton were he lived about five years before moving to Long Beach. He served in the Sea Bees in World War II in the South Pacific. He is survived by two brothers, William C. Smith and Howard A. Smith, both of Waterloo, and three sisters, May Smith and Jeanne Bauer, both of Long Beach and Ema Harrington of Oelwein.
Harry Raymond Smith was a Chief Carpenters Mate in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He served from July 13, 1943 to November 13, 1945 and was honorably discharged.
Events
| Birth | 15 Mar 1911 | Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Birth | 15 Mar 1911 | Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Oct 1939 | Hampton, Franklin Co., Iowa - Gilberta Mae Halfhill | | ||
| Residence | 30 Apr 1949 | Age: 38 - Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa | | ||
| Death | 7 Sep 1984 | Compton, Los Angeles Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, Franklin Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Gilberta Mae Halfhill (1908 - 1980) |
| Father | William Ara Smith (1875 - 1943) |
| Mother | Clara Daisy Brisco (1884 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Henry Smith (1901 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Genevieve Clara Smith (1903 - 1975) |
| Sibling | William Carley Smith (1904 - 1994) |
| Sibling | May Blossom Smith (1905 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Ema Ida Smith (1908 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Howard Ara Smith (1914 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Ila Jeanne Smith (1925 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
3. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
4. Marriage Certificate of Harry Raymond Smith to Gilberta Mae Halfhill.
6. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 104.
7. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 104.