IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Wilmer Lewis
Smith
August 9, 1925 – January 30, 2011
Obituary
Wilmer Lewis Smith of Rock City, IL died January 30, 2011 after complications from surgery. He was born August 9, 1925 in rural Mt. Carroll to Allen and Nellie (Weidman) Smith. Wilmer is survived by his wife of 63 years, Doris, six children: Susan (David) Zumdahl of Byron, Patricia (Gary) Kloepping of Shannon, Steven (Jane) Smith of Milledgeville, Gerald (Sharon) Smith of Davis, Diane (Pat) Bausman of Mt. Carroll, and Debra (Jeff) Magnuson of Minneapolis; 15 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 siblings and a grandson, Douglas W. Smith.
Wilmer was a proud Navy veteran of WW II, where he served in the South Pacific. After the War, he returned to Carroll County to begin farming, and he and Doris Schneider were married in 1947. They farmed together for nearly 60 years on dairy farms in Carroll and Stephenson Counties. The Smith family has been well known for their Clearfield Farm Registered Holsteins since the 1960s. Wilmer was a strong Christian who enjoyed farming, anything John Deere, Holstein cows, and telling stories of the past. Most of all, Wilmer was proud of his 58 (and counting) member family, who gathered last summer to celebrate his 85th birthday.
Wilmer served as president of Northern Illinois Federal Land Bank Board, president of the Illinois Holstein Association, member of the Stephenson and Jo-Carroll Holstein Clubs and secretary of the Illinois Chapter of the American Dairy Association. He was president of Prairie State Select Sires Co-op when it was formed in 1979 and was a Pioneer Seed Corn sales representative for 35 years. He was a member of the Rock Run Historical Society and a long-time active member of St. Paul Church of Eplyanna in Davis.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 5th at St. Paul Church of Eplyanna in rural Davis. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday evening, Feb. 4th from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials preferred to St. Paul Church of Eplyanna.
Wilmer's family wishes to thank the physicians and caregivers at Freeport Health Network, as well as Rev. Richard Thompson of St. Paul Church.
Wilmer was a proud Navy veteran of WW II, where he served in the South Pacific. After the War, he returned to Carroll County to begin farming, and he and Doris Schneider were married in 1947. They farmed together for nearly 60 years on dairy farms in Carroll and Stephenson Counties. The Smith family has been well known for their Clearfield Farm Registered Holsteins since the 1960s. Wilmer was a strong Christian who enjoyed farming, anything John Deere, Holstein cows, and telling stories of the past. Most of all, Wilmer was proud of his 58 (and counting) member family, who gathered last summer to celebrate his 85th birthday.
Wilmer served as president of Northern Illinois Federal Land Bank Board, president of the Illinois Holstein Association, member of the Stephenson and Jo-Carroll Holstein Clubs and secretary of the Illinois Chapter of the American Dairy Association. He was president of Prairie State Select Sires Co-op when it was formed in 1979 and was a Pioneer Seed Corn sales representative for 35 years. He was a member of the Rock Run Historical Society and a long-time active member of St. Paul Church of Eplyanna in Davis.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 5th at St. Paul Church of Eplyanna in rural Davis. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday evening, Feb. 4th from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials preferred to St. Paul Church of Eplyanna.
Wilmer's family wishes to thank the physicians and caregivers at Freeport Health Network, as well as Rev. Richard Thompson of St. Paul Church.
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