Gordon
Gordon Smith
d. August 9, 2007
Gordon B. Smith, age 88, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away at The Atrium on Thursday, August 9, 2007 in Rockford, Illinois. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois with Pastor Mark Harkness of the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on Monday, August 13, 2007 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home. Memorials have been established for the Mt. Carroll Methodist Church and Friends of the Mt. Carroll Public Library.
Gordon was born on September 30, 1918, the son of Benjamin and Edith (Buckwalter) Smith in Mt. Carroll. He attended Mt. Carroll schools and graduated with the Class of 1936. Gordon enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the South Pacific during World War II. Upon his discharge, he returned to Mt. Carroll and married Maxine Smith on May 30, 1946. Maxine died March 11, 1998. He was elected to seven terms as Circuit Clerk of Carroll County and served in that capacity for 31 years, holding the office of President of the Illinois Circuit Clerk’s Association in 1975. After retiring from public service, he worked as a real estate broker and appraiser until 1997.
Gordon was a 60 year member of the Mt. Carroll American Legion, and a member of the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church and the Mt. Carroll Cyrus Masonic Lodge. He was an avid tennis player and golfer and enjoyed reading and playing the piano and organ. He was a lifelong Illini, White Sox Baseball, and Chicago Bears Football fan and took great pleasure in spending time with his family and friends.
Gordon will be deeply missed by his daughter, Barbara Smith Brierton, and granddaughter; Raegan Brierton, both of Mt. Carroll; his brother, David (Kay) Smith of Sever Hills, Florida; his sister-in-law, Gladys Smith, of Cambridge, Illinois and his brother-in-law, Gene Teeter of Mt. Carroll.
In addition to his wife, Gordon was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Wilda Smith Miller.
Gordon was born on September 30, 1918, the son of Benjamin and Edith (Buckwalter) Smith in Mt. Carroll. He attended Mt. Carroll schools and graduated with the Class of 1936. Gordon enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the South Pacific during World War II. Upon his discharge, he returned to Mt. Carroll and married Maxine Smith on May 30, 1946. Maxine died March 11, 1998. He was elected to seven terms as Circuit Clerk of Carroll County and served in that capacity for 31 years, holding the office of President of the Illinois Circuit Clerk’s Association in 1975. After retiring from public service, he worked as a real estate broker and appraiser until 1997.
Gordon was a 60 year member of the Mt. Carroll American Legion, and a member of the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church and the Mt. Carroll Cyrus Masonic Lodge. He was an avid tennis player and golfer and enjoyed reading and playing the piano and organ. He was a lifelong Illini, White Sox Baseball, and Chicago Bears Football fan and took great pleasure in spending time with his family and friends.
Gordon will be deeply missed by his daughter, Barbara Smith Brierton, and granddaughter; Raegan Brierton, both of Mt. Carroll; his brother, David (Kay) Smith of Sever Hills, Florida; his sister-in-law, Gladys Smith, of Cambridge, Illinois and his brother-in-law, Gene Teeter of Mt. Carroll.
In addition to his wife, Gordon was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Wilda Smith Miller.
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