Kenneth Smith
Kenneth J. Smith, former Oberlin resident and brother of Robert Smith of 246 West College, died March 8, 1980, in Longmont, CO. He was 47.
Mr. Smith was a machinist at Eaton Metal Products of Denver. Born in Elyria on March 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Carlton and Mae Morgan Smith. He attended Oberlin schools and was graduated from Oberlin High in 1952. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving from 1953-55. In Longmont where he moved in 1970, he was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
Besides his brother in Oberlin, Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, the former Marlene Nelson, whom he married in 1956; three sons, Greg and Jeff, at home, and Brian, with the U.S. Army in Fountain, CO; and one daughter, Deborah (Mrs. James) Plumb of Johnston, CO.
Services were held March 12 in Longmont and burial was in Foothills Gardens of Memory.