Samuel J. (Jack) Smith III
Samuel J. (Jack) Smith III, 53, No. 19
Anderson Court, design draftsman for Boeing Aircraft for the last 18
years, died Wednesday (Oct. 28, 1998) at his residence.
He was born Oct. 14, 1945, in Kansas
City, Mo., to Samuel J. and Catherine E. (Slipsager) Smith, who
preceded him in death. He married Cheryl L. Unruh Aug. 18, 1978, in
Newton. She survives of Newton.
He was a member of the First United
Methodist Church in Newton. He was a graduate of Southwest High
School and was a member of the Indian's swim team. He was an avid
baseball player in the Southeast League, an Eagle Scout and a runner
in the Tribe of Mic-o-Say. He was a 1968 graduate of Baker
University. He worked in advertising as a journalist with his father
who was formerly a newsman with the Kansas City Journal and Kansas
City Star and in automotive manufacturing. He also was formerly
employed by the Newton Kansan as a circulation manager.
Other survivors include: one son,
Samuel J. Smith IV of Wichita; two daughters, Megan Smith of Lawrence
and Sarah Smith of Newton; one brother, John F. Smith of Bloomfield
Hills, Mich.; and one sister, Carol White of Carbondale, Ill.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Keating
officiating. Friends may call until 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday at Petersen Funeral Home.
Memorials have been established with
Central Homecare and Hospice Inc. and American Cancer Society in care
of the funeral home.
