Clarence Smith

KEOTA ? Clarence W. Smith, 89, of Keota, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in the Keota Health Care Center.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Mike Druhl officiating. Burial will be at Brethren Cemetery near South English. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time, Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the United Church of Faith or Brethren Cemetery Fund. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Smith was born April 6, 1927, near Keota, the son of Walter and Maude (Oliver) Smith. He married Audrey Hall on May 5, 1947, in Ellsworth.

He graduated from Keota High School. He then served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He and his wife lived in Keota for 22 years, in Harlan for 30 years, and in Oskaloosa for 12 years. He moved back to Keota in 2012. He and his wife owned Smith Variety in Keota for 11 years. He then became a general manager for Variety Distributors Inc. in Harlan for 26 years, retiring in 1994. He was a member of the United Church of Faith and the American Legion.

Surviving are one daughter, Linda Sieren and husband David of Keota; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Smith of Syracuse, New York; and two brothers-in-law, Harold Hall of Ames, and David Hall of Tucson, Arizona.

He was preceded in death by his parents.