Avis Melvina Smith

1902 - 1986  (84 years)

• Name	Avis Melvina Smith  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Jun 1902	Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Sep 1986	Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota   [1, 3]
  Burial	Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota   [4]
  Person ID	I174841	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Del Ray Smith
  Mother	Effie S. Faris
  Family ID	F69855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Howard Edwin Manchester,   b. 20 Dec 1888, Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota d. 2 Aug 1977, Big Stone Colony, Big Stone, Minnesota (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	16 Jul 1923	Milbank, Grant, South Dakota   [2, 5]
  Children	1. Nancy Ann Manchester,   b. 19 Mar 1925, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota d. 19 Jan 1935, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota (Age 9 years)   2. Virginia Smith Manchester,   b. 17 Sep 1932, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota d. 27 Oct 2012, Edmonds, Snohomish, Washington (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F69853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Aberdeen Daily News September 8, 1986 AVIS MANCHESTER - ABERDEEN Services for Mrs. Howard (Avis) Manchester, 84, Aberdeen Nursing Center, will be today at 2 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1410 N. Kline St., with the Rev. Michael Schulenberg officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. She died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1986, at the center. Gates-Vik Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born June 27, 1902, at Flandreau to Dell and Effie (Faris) Smith. She graduated from Flandreau High School and then attended Winona State College in Minnesota. Later she came to Aberdeen and graduated from Northern State College. She taught in Aberdeen and then went to Milbank to teach. She married Howard Manchester there July 16, 1923. They returned to Aberdeen to live, where he was one of the owners of the Plymouth Clothing Company. They were summer residents at their cabin at Lindan Beach, Big Stone Lake, for 55 years. Mr. Manchester died in 1977. She served on the St. Mark's altar guild more than 50 years. She was a member of Chapter B of the P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) and a charter member of the Clio Club (History Club) and the Colony Club. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Gregory (Virginia) Harrison, Seattle, Wash.; and two grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, a grandson and two sisters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10678] Cemetery index, Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, (Find-a-Grave). [S43929] Descendants of Benjamin Haskell and Susanna Stone May 2016 from Tom Sliwa. [S35592] Obituary, Aberdeen Daily News, Avis Manchester, (September 8, 1986). [S9319] Cemetery index, Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (Find-a-Grave). [S32848] Marriage index, South Dakoya, Howard E. Manchester and Avis M. Smith (Reliability: 0). Name:Howard E Manchester Gender:Male Age:33 Birth Year:abt 1890 Residence Post Office:Aberdeen Residence Place:Brown Marriage Date:16 Jul 1923 Marriage Place:Grant, South Dakota, USA Certificate:93993 Registration Number:171-L Spouse:Avis M Smith