Clara Peyatt and Arthur Smith
Clara Peyatt was born December 28, 1901, (or 1903) in Springfield, Jackson County, Ohio, to Grant and Margaret Lore/Lohr Peyatt and died March 21, 1990, in The Plains, Ohio. She is buried in the Hilltop Cemetery, Millfield, Athens County, Ohio.
Clara was married first April 5, 1923, to William McKinley Lock who was the son of William James Lock and Mary Johnson. She was married second to Arthur Smith.
Clara's children (I believe all are with Arthur Smith) are as follows:
- Charles Smith m: Shirley ?
- Arthur 'Buster' Smith m: Glennis ?
- Herschel Smith d: bef 1990
- Mildred ?Smith m: Frank McManaway
- Evelyn ?Smith m: Andy Noglak
- Franciska ?Smith m: John Rego
The following obit appeared for Clara in the March 22, 1990, Athens, OH newspaper:
Clara Peyatt Smith, 88, formerly of Millfield, died Wednesday evening at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens after a brief illness. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Grant and Maggie Lohr Peyatt. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Shirley Smith of Columbus, and Arthur (Buster) and Glennis Smith; three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Mildred) McManaway of Glouster; Mrs Andy (Evelyn) Noglak of Cleveland; and Mrs. John (Franciska) Rego of Georgia; 16 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a son Hershel; three brothers, Thomas and William Peyatt, who were killed in the Millfield Mine Disaster and Worth (Mutt) Peyatt.
Services will be 1 PM Sunday at Cardaras Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Seevers officiating. Burial will be in Hilltop Cemetery, Millfield. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 PM and Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM.
Clara's entry in the Ohio Death Index 1989-91 is as follows:
SMITH, CLARA PEYATT Death Date: 21 March 1990 Birth Date: 28 December 1901
Birth State: Ohio Death State: Education: Elementary or Secondary Race: White Gender: Female Certificate: 28057 Volume: 016317 Father: PEYATT
Time of Death: 11:42 pm Hispanic: Non-Hispanic Age: 88 Years Residence: Ohio Marital Status: Divorced SSN: 297629652
Sources:
- Jason Falls gitarzan007@hotmail.com
- 1920 Jackson Co, OH, census
- Obit of Clara Peyatt Smith
Updated May 2004
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