Charles A. Smith

1927 - 2015  (88 years)

• Name	Charles A. Smith  [1]
  Birth	31 Jan 1927	Mound City, Linn, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 2015  [1, 2]
  Burial	Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas   [1]
  Person ID	I345829	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Ralph M. Smith,   b. 31 Jan 1906, Missouri d. 27 Dec 1989 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Lucy May Dingus,   b. 4 Jun 1907, Kansas d. 8 Jun 1989 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1925	Butler, Bates, Missouri   [3]
  Family ID	F221346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bonnie L. Wilson,   b. 1929, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	24 Oct 1946	..., Linn, Kansas   [2, 4]
  Children	1. Mark Smith   2. Kevin Smith   3. Living   4. Living   5. Brenda Smith
  Family ID	F221348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Charles A. Smith, age 88, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Saturday May 23, 2015 at the Prescott Country View. He was born at Mound City, Kansas on January 31, 1927 the son of Ralph and Lucy Dingus Smith. He graduated form Pleasanton High School and furthered his education at Pittsburg State University obtaining a Bachelor''s Degree in Education and a Master''s Degree in Trade and Industrial Education. He married Bonnie Wilson on October 24, 1946 at the Linn County Courthouse. Charles proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He worked in education, spending most of his career in Leavenworth, Kansas at Fort Leavenworth USDB teaching inmates a skilled trade or helping them obtain a G.E.D. He and wife Bonnie enjoyed traveling. He was a Webelo leader, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Leavenworth, the Pleasanton HUD Housing Committee, a volunteer at the Linn County Museum, American Legion Hewitt New Post at Mound City, and the V.F.W. He enjoyed wood working, could fix most anything and even invented several useful gadgets and machines. He is survived by his wife Bonnie, sons Mark, Kevin and Dennis, daughters Beverly Miller and Brenda Jacobs and a brother Delmer Smith.

  
  

• Sources

  [S58779] Cemetery index, Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, (Find-a-Grave). [S77880] Obituary, Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Charles A. Smith. [S54019] Marriage record, Missouri, Name Ralph Smith Marriage Date 15 Sep 1925 Marriage Place Butler, Bates, Missouri, USA Spouse Lucy Dingus (Reliability: 3). [S58145] Divorce index, Vermont, Name Bonnie L Smith Gender Female Divorce Date 31 Aug 1981 Divorce Place Vermont, USA Spouse Charles L Smith (Reliability: 3).