December 4, 2001

Willey Smith

WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Willey Eugene Smith, 75, of Murphysboro, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at his home. He was born Dec. 8, 1925, at Wolf Lake, son of Walter and Annie Coryell Smith. He and Edna Anderson were married in 1979 in Jacksonville, Fla. She died Feb. 18, 1992...

WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Willey Eugene Smith, 75, of Murphysboro, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at his home.

He was born Dec. 8, 1925, at Wolf Lake, son of Walter and Annie Coryell Smith. He and Edna Anderson were married in 1979 in Jacksonville, Fla. She died Feb. 18, 1992.

Smith was a mechanic.

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He was a veteran of World War II.

Survivors include a brother, Grover Smith of Murphysboro.

Friends may call at Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ill., from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery in Anna, Ill., with military rites by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 of Anna.

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