Adelbert Henry Smith

Adelbert H. "Del" Smith, 92, of rural Aurora, Iowa died peacefully on Thursday morning, November 21, 2013 at the farm where he had lived his whole life.

Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the United Methodist Church, Aurora, with Pastor Nancy Bender officiating.
Visitation: 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein and for one hour before the service at the church on Tuesday.
Interment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein, Iowa.
A Memorial Fund has been established for the Aurora United Methodist Church.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

Adelbert Henry Smith was born on July 30, 1921, the son of Hilton Adelbert & Ada Viola (James) Smith, on their farm southwest of Aurora, Iowa. He graduated from Stanley High School in the class of 1938. On May 22, 1945, Del was united in marriage to Grace Ellen Doudna in North Platte, Nebraska, and brought her back to the farm that provided for them and their five children. He also worked at John Deere Tractor Works in Waterloo for 23 years. Del loved to read and fish. He and Grace traveled all over the country including a drive to Alaska. Del was a member of Farm Bureau, the U.A.W. Local #838 and a life-long member of the Aurora United Methodist Church.

Del is survived by his Wife: Grace Smith of Aurora;
4 Sons: Duane (Mary Ann) Smith of Princeton, Illinois,
Raymond (Joyce) Smith of Manchester, Missouri,
Douglas (Cindy) Smith of Ogden, Iowa and
Rodney (Shellie) Smith of Hillsboro, Oregon;
Daughter: Ellen (Ron) Qualls of Adel, Iowa;
by his 15 Grandchildren: Kathleen (Greg) Labuda of Hartford, Wisconsin,
Elizabeth (Madior) Dieng of Chicago, Illinois,
Alex Smith of Princeton, Illinois,
Jeremy (April) Smith of Carrollton, Texas,
Carolyn (Brian) McPheron of Avon, Indiana,
Kevin (Abbie) Smith of Urbandale, Iowa,
Julia (Adam) Glawe of Jefferson, Iowa,
Nina Smith and Ryan Smith both of Vancouver, Washington,
Keith Qualls, Ross Qualls and Scott Qualls all of Adel, Iowa,
Emma Smith, Ellianna Smith and Nathaniel Smith all of Hillsboro, Oregon,
and 8 Great Grandchildren: Audrey and Benjamin Labuda,
Aminatha Dieng, Marcus McPheron,
Nicholas & Kylie Smith and
Eli and Jonah Glawe.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister: Ailsa Doyle.