OBITUARIES: SMITH Family, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by June Weston Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ SMITH, Elizabeth C. (FRANKLIN), 1970 SMITH, Raymond H., 1980 _______________________________________________ ELIZABETH C. SMITH Of Carson Valley, died at 8:25 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 1970, in Mercy Hospital, where she was admitted earlier in the day, after an extended illness. She was born in Altoona May 9, 1903, a daughter of Walter W. and Electa (Faust) Franklin; and married Raymond H. Smith on June 25, 1920. Surviving are her husband, 11 children, Harry of Claysburg, Mrs. Levine Hazenstab, Trafford, Terry, Mrs. Judy Miller, Clayton, Daniel, and Mrs. Pauline Eger of Duncansville; Raymond Jr. of Carson Valley, Donald of Altoona and Vian, at home; 21 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Liebegott Funeral Home, Duncansville, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Altoona Mirror, June 1, 1970 ________ RAYMOND H. SMITH 83, of Carson Valley, Duncansville RD 1, died unexpectedly at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 1980, in Mercy Hospital emergency room. Mr. Smith retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad Jan. 1, 1956, after 7 years service. He was born July 19, 1896, in Huntingdon, the son of Henry and Martha (Adams) Smith, and was twice married, first to Elizabeth Franklin, who died on May 30, 1970, then on Oct. 13, 1972, to Idonna Miller. Surviving are his wife, nine children, Mrs. Levina Hazenstab, Raymond Jr., Trafford, Donald, Terry, Mrs. Judy Miller, Clayton, Daniel and Mrs. Pauline Eger, all of Duncansville; 25 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a sister and brother, Mrs. Grace Lydle of Harrisburg and Allen of Tonawanda, N. Y. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Donald E. Liebegott Funeral Home, Duncansville. Altoona Mirror, March 6, 1980