Smith, Waneda Mae

1922 - 2010  (88 years)

• Name	Smith, Waneda Mae
  Birth	15 Jun 1922	Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	SMIT.W012
  _FGRAVE	58828214
  Death	16 Sep 2010	Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Gosport Cemetery, Gosport, Owen County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Childers, Waneda Smith and Denver W.
  Person ID	I26693	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Smith, Sylvester Clinton,   b. 28 Mar 1870, Jay County, Indiana d. 10 Jun 1964, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Runyon, Emma Carlilly,   b. 15 Oct 1884, Linn Grove, Adams County, Indiana d. 8 Sep 1977 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1909
  Age at Marriage	He was 39 years and 9 months - She was 25 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F9223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Childers, Denver W. 'Poss',   b. 14 Sep 1924, Patton Hill, Lawrence County, Indiana d. 26 Jul 1996, Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1942	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
  Age at Marriage	She was 20 years - He was 17 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F11472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jun 1922 - Lawrence County, Illinois Marriage - 1 Jun 1942 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Death - 16 Sep 2010 - Indiana Burial - - Gosport Cemetery, Gosport, Owen County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  While in Indianapolis, Waneda worked at P. R. Mallery making decoders for submarines, to help in the war effort. After the war, Denver and Waneda moved to Clay City, Illinois where Denver worked for the Pure Oil Company and Waneda began to demonstrate her considerable skills in homemaking, cooking, and gardening. Four of their five children were born while they lived there. In 1959 the family moved to Bloomfield, Indiana where another child was born. Waneda supported her children in all of their activities as they grew. She was a tremendous mother who cared and sacrificed for her children. In addition to these most important responsibilities, Waneda was a dessert chef at the Landing restaurant and manager and cook at Pielemeier's Drugs in-store restaurant. In addition, she worked as a cashier at the Ben Franklin Variety Store. As grandchildren arrived, Waneda gave up "outside" jobs to care for her grandchildren. She exhibited the same loving care that she had given her children. Christmas was Waneda's favorite holiday. She always made sure that her family experienced the love and joy of the season. However, the family celebrated every holiday and birthday in grand style. Waneda attended the Bloomfield United Methodist Church. She sang in the choir for many years. She truly loved the church and the friends she has there. Waneda will be sadly, sadly missed by all.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7476] (Reliability: 2). [S7477] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Childers, Waneda Smith and Denver W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44774720/denver-w-childers), none. (Reliability: 2).