Individual Details
Howard Ara Smith
(3 Aug 1914 - 12 Nov 1997)
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 13 November 1997: Howard Smith, retired from Illinois Central Railroad after more than 40 years. He was murdered in his home in Waterloo.
Events
| Birth | 3 Aug 1914 | Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 Sep 1936 | Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa - Gertrude Elizabeth Canfield | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Dec 1939 | Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa - Doris Mae Wheeler | | ||
| Death | 12 Nov 1997 | Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Gertrude Elizabeth Canfield (1917 - 2004) |
| Child | Paul Adelbert Smith Cotton (1937 - ) |
| Spouse | Doris Mae Wheeler (1920 - 2014) |
| Child | Howard Ara Smith Jr. (1946 - ) |
| Child | Diana Mae Smith (1947 - 2013) |
| 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 | Harry Raymond Smith (1911 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Ila Jeanne Smith (1925 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
2. Birthday and Autograph book of May B. Smith.
3. Marriage License of Howard A. Smith to Gertrude Canfield.
4. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
5. Birthday and Autograph book of May B. Smith, Entry at August 3.
6. Marriage License of Howard Ara Smith and Doris Mae Wheeler.
7. Obituary of Howard A. Smith, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier 13 November 1997.
8. Personal knowledge of Carol Shepherd Kirkpatrick.