LISSIE SMITH from Herald Republican, May 19, 1999, page 4A, column 4

Lissie Smith
(Aug. 20, 1902-May 16, 1999)


        Orland resident Lissie Smith, 96, died Sunday at Miller's Merry 
Manor, LaGrange.
        She was born Aug. 20, 1902, in LaGrange County, to Walter and 
Margaret (Funk) Fair.
        Mrs. Smith worked as a shipping clerk at Douglass Manufacturing Co. 
and retired in 1964.
        She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd O. Stayner in 1936, 
and her husband, Dewey Smith in 1975.
        She is survived by three daughters, Virginia Evans and Joan Penix, 
both of Orland, and Margaret Truran of Madison Heights, Mich.; one son, 
Allison Stayner of Cleveland; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren and 
five great-great grandchildren.
        In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by three 
sons, Basil Stayner in 1934, Leland Stayner in 1950 and Wardelle Stayner in 
1956.
        Graveside services will be  held at 11 a.m. today at Jackson Prairie
Cemetery, south of Orland, with the Rev. Rodger Strong officiating. Burial 
will be in Jackson Prairie Cemetery, south of Orland.
        Memorials are to Joyce Public Library, Orland, IN 46776, or Jackson 
Prairie Cemetery Association of Orland. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

        Lissie's first husband, Floyd Oliver Stayner, was the son of James 
Oliver and Nellie Helen (Davis) Stayner. Floyd was born, 16 Sep 1900, and 
died, 15 Feb 1936. She married her second husband, Dewey Smith, on 09 Mar 
1946. He was born in 1901 and died, 30 Dec 1975. 
        Son, Basil Henry Stayner, was born, 26 Jun 1933, and died, 12 Jan 
1934.
        Son, Leland Walter Stayner was born, 28 May 1925, and died, 15 Apr 
1950, while serving in the U. S. Navy. 
        Son, Wardell Howard Stayner, was born, 26 Nov 1923, and died, 26 
Jan 1956. He married Alice Bogucki on 13 Aug 1949.


Submitted By: Mona Hilden-Beckwith
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