death_date children portals birth_date alt death_place position_or_quorum resting_place_coordinates spouse image name caption resting_place start_date predecessor birth_place parents successor end_date article_title birth_name called_by
15 may 1959 3 coc 08 march 1871 photo of elbert a. smith ca. 1915 independence , missouri , united states presiding patriarch counselor in the first presidency 39.113 -94.428 type : landmark inline mound grove cemetery clara a. cochran elbert a. smith.jpg elbert a. smith photo of elbert a. smith ca. 1915 mound grove cemetery 1938 04 10 yes 1909 04 19 yes frederick a. smith r. c. evans nauvoo , illinois , united states david hyrum smith clara c. smith roy a. cheville israel a. smith lemuel f.p. curry 1958 02 04 yes 1938 04 07 yes elbert a. smith
 elbert aoriul smith frederick m. smith joseph smith iii
elbert a. smith

elbert aoriul smith -lrb- 8 march 1871 -- 15 may 1959 -rrb- was an american leader in the reorganized church of jesus christ of latter day saints -lrb- rlds church -rrb- .
he was a member of the church 's first presidency from 1909 to 1938 and the presiding patriarch of the church from 1938 to 1958 .
