William Smith

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Monday, October 8th, 2007

William Smith

William D. Smith, 87, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Oct. 5, 2007, at Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

He was born June 13, 1920, in Blanchard Twp., to W. Earl and Imo Ridge Smith. His first wife, Geraldine "Gerry" Stienke, died in 1979. On Oct. 23, 1981, he married Nancy Parrot, who survives.

Other survivors are two sons, Jeff (Jacqueline), Fort Wayne, and James; four stepsons, Mark (Amber) Caesar and Gregory (Amy) Caesar, all of Fort Wayne, Thomas Caesar of Oklahoma, and Frederick (Miao) Caesar of Missouri; two sisters, Betty Weiman and Mabel (Olen) Amstutz, all of Ohio; a brother, Richard (Bonnie), of Ohio; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was the owner of Wells Street Hardware from 1950 to 1998. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II with the 403rd Troop Carrier Group.

Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne, with a graveside service to follow at 3:30 p.m. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.

Calling is after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Contributions can be made to Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.

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