The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-26
WILLIAM +, SMITH
DIED IN COLORADO
He Was Husband Of Gertrude Hart
Collins, Whom He Married In
keokuIe In
1911.
ILL FOR THREE MONTHS
Death Was Result of Accident Which
Occurred Some Time Ago and
from Which He Failed to
Recover.
ILL FOR THREE MONTHS

| William Flint Smith, who married
Miss Gertrude Hart Collins, daughter
| of the late j. A M. collins, died at
his home in Boulder, Colo, Saturday.
His death was the result of a
long illness, which came as the result
of an automobile accident. He was
taken seriously i'll three months ago,
and had been in Omaha.
A Boulder, Colo. paper has this
obituary notice:
William Flint Smith died at 1904
Pine street at noon today after a
long illness from heart trouble with
q dropsical condition. He had been
Ill much OF the time since an automo-
bile accident in Denver in which he
Twas badly injured. Going east with
his wife three months ago he became
too Ill to travel and was taken off at
Omaha where he remained in his
wife's care until he was brought home
last week, presumably getting better.
Mr.. Smith was the youngest son of
John Flint and wife of Athol, Mass.
He was born October 90, 1856. His
parents dying in 1864 and 1865, he
and younger sister We're adopted
ibv James G. Smith Of Phillipstown,
Mass. He was educated in the
schools of that town. He came west
as far as Cheyenne when tWenty-one
but returned to Chicago where he was
employed for years by Armour G. Co.,
packers, having charge of their larg.
est grain elevators.
| Mr.. Smith was married in Chicago
and Walter, Myrtle and Charles Smith
are the fruits of this marriage.
| In 1911 he married his present wife,
Gertrude Hart Collins Of Keokuk,
Iowa. He is survived by all of his
children, Walter T. Smith of Pueblo,
/ Mrs. Gail Peterson of Burlington,
| Iowa, and Charles Flint Smith of
Boulder.
| Mrs. Smiths brother, DR.. Edward
Welles Collins, is with her and Wastel
Smith and Mrs. Peterson will arrive
Monday
The funeral will be from the home,
1904 Pine street, and will be private.
MIR. Smith was a member of Boulder
lodge of Eaks and very popular with
the membership.
Foremost In Civic Pride.
!! During all Of his residence in Boul
der Mr. Smith was a promoter of civic
improvements and one of the most
ihardworking members of the Boulder
Commercial association. He was its
vice president. He declined its presi
dency last fall owing to i'll health but
accepted the Craftsmanship Of the high
way bureau with which he had been
associated for years. Mr.. Smith was
one Of the first in the county to advo
cate better roads and was president
of the Boulder Automobile club which
he was influential in organizing and
which has now gone out of existence
Tile first direction signs placed on the
Boulder county roads were designed
by Mr.. Smith and pers onally put III
by him. He made strenuous cam
paign for better roads and at once time
| proposed bond issue that provided
for the Improvement of both valley
and mountain roads
| The Smith Shoe store will be closed
all day Monday, according to an an
nouncement made today by Charles
Flint Smith, son of the deceased. Mr.
Smith was founder Of this store and a
branch one managed at Pueblo by
Walter Smith.