SMITH, Lawrence James

1922 - 2007  (84 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	SMITH, Lawrence James
  Birth	11 Dec 1922	Los Angelas, Los Angelas, California, United States
  Gender	Male
  WAC	27 Jun 1967	SLAKE
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
  Burial	Sep 2007	Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United states
  Death	7 Sep 2007
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  Person ID	I2399	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	SMITH, Lawrence Booth ,   b. 23 Jul 1890, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United Statesd. 19 Dec 1948, Solano, California, United States (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	HARTZOG, Tressie Ladean ,   b. 6 Sep 1905, Cochise, Arizona, United States Cochise, Arizona, United Statesd. Abt 1965, Lancaster, Los Angelas, California, United States (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	20 Nov 1925	Los Angelas, California, United States
  Family ID	F1421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CLAYTON, Edna Rae ,   b. 24 Mar 1924, Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, United States Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, United Statesd. 25 Dec 2005, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1944	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Children	2 sons and 6 daughters
  1. SMITH, Katheryn Shurl ,   b. 29 Mar 1947, Vallejo, Solano, California Vallejo, Solano, Californiad. 15 Dec 1994 (Age 47 years)   2. SMITH, Laurel LaDeanna   3. SMITH, Linda Susan   4. SMITH, Edna Jane   5. SMITH, Bertha Mae   6. SMITH, Tressie Rae   7. SMITH, Lawrence Joseph   8. SMITH, Samuel Lyle
  Family ID	F1417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  BURIAL Larkin sunset Gardens, OBIT: Lawrence was born in Los Angeles, California December 11, 1922 to Lawrence Booth Smith and Tressie La Dean Hartzog. Surrounded by his family he returned to his Heavenly Father and to the waiting arms of his loving wife, Edna, September 7, 2007. He was a strong and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and the patriarch of our family. Proud of his family and to be the great great-grandson of Samuel Harrison Bailey Smith and the great great-nephew of the Prophet Joseph Smith. A kind and loving man and always a gentleman. He taught everyone to love and live by the motto "keep your hearts free from hate, your minds free from worry, live simple, give much, fill your life with love, scatter sunshine, forget self and think of others." He was a good man with a good heart and a hero to all of his family. He leaves behind daughters, Lawral (Dick) Bunker, Lynda (Richard) Logan, Jeannie (Cregg) Ringwood, Birdie (Todd) Davis, Tressie Jones; sons, Lawrence Smith and Samuel Smith; sisters, Maxine Barton, Rae Lucille Nordell, and Emma La Dean Hale; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; brother-in-law, Burr (Diane) Clayton; sister-in-law, Audrey (Elmo) Maness. He is preceded in death by his wife, Edna; daughter, Kathy; brother, Fletcher Joseph Jenkins, Jr. "Sonny"; sister, Flora Mae Jenkins. He was so proud to say that his posterity was 85 strong. He joined the Air Force to fight in World War II where he earned his pilot license. He went AWOL to marry the love of his life, Edna Clayton, and returned days later to be thrown in the brig to await transfer to Germany. Leaving his new bride, he flew to Germany where he was transferred to the Army Infantry and became a machine gunner. The pride of his life was fighting for his country and the people he loved. God saw you were getting tired; and you had fought a courageous fight. So he put his arms around you and he whispered "come to me, tonight." A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands are at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us "God only takes the Best." "White Lightening!" Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 11th, 11 a.m. at Larkin Sunset Gardens Mortuary Chapel, 1950 E. 10600 S, Sandy, where a visitation will be held Monday, Sept. 10th from 6-8 p.m. and one hour prior to services Tuesday. Interment, in Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery.