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Anna M. Smeltz¹

• Last Edited: 6 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Anna M. Smeltz was born on 4 August 1925, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Gurney Webster Smeltz and Gabriella Wiest.¹
• Anna M. Smeltz married Malcolm Leory Smith, son of Irvin Smith and Clara Bossler.¹
• Anna M. Smeltz died on 4 May 2020, Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 94.¹
• Funeral home obituary:
  Obituary for Anna M. Smith
  Anna M Smith, age 94, of Fountain, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center.
  She was born on Tuesday, August 4, 1925, in Hubley Twp, a daughter of the late Gurney Smeltz and the late Gabrielle Wiest Smeltz.
  Anna was a graduate of the former Hubley Twp High School.
  She was a member of Christ United Church of Christ, Fountain.
  Anna enjoyed crocheting and quilting.
  She was preceded in death her parents and her husband, Malcolm L Smith.
  She is survived by a sister, Mary Bowman of Valley View, and by three sons.
  Due to current public health concerns services will be private.
  Burial will be made in Fountain Community Cemetery.
  Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.¹
  

• Father*: Gurney Webster Smeltz¹ b. 16 Nov 1894, d. 2 Jul 1994
• Mother*: Gabriella Wiest¹ b. 26 Jul 1899, d. 27 Oct 1972

Malcolm Leory Smith¹

• Last Edited: 6 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Malcolm Leory Smith was born in 1916, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Irvin Smith and Clara Bossler.²
• Malcolm Leory Smith married Anna M. Smeltz, daughter of Gurney Webster Smeltz and Gabriella Wiest.¹
• Malcolm Leory Smith died on 26 December 1976, Veterans Hospital, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.^2,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  MALCOLM LEROY SMITH
  Malcolm Leroy Smith, 60, of Hegins RD2, father of Ronald and Robert Smith of Pine Grove RD, died Sunday evening in the Veterans Hospital, Lebanon, where he was a patient since April.
  Born in Hegins Township, he was a son of the late Irvin and Clara Bossier Smith. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the European Theatre of Operations. He was last employed by Richmond Screw Anchor Company, Tremont. He was a member of Christ United Church of Christ, Fountain.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Anna Smeltz; three sons, Ronald and Robert of Pine Grove RD; Marlin of Hegins RD2; five grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Smeltz, Lykens RD; Mrs. Albert Wetzel, Klingerstown RD; Mrs. Clara Carl of Hegins RD2; one brother, Jesse of Hegins RD2; nieces and nephews.
  Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in Christ United Church of Christ, Fountain, with the Rev. Donald Wetzel, his pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Fountain Community Cemetery with full military rites. The A. R. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, was in charge of the arrangements.
  The Press Herald (Pine Grove, Pennsylvania), 30 Dec 1976, Thu, Page 2.²
  

• Father*: Irvin Smith²
• Mother*: Clara Bossler²

Irvin Smith¹

• Last Edited: 6 May 2020

• Irvin Smith married Clara Bossler.¹

Clara Bossler¹

• Last Edited: 6 May 2020

• Clara Bossler married Irvin Smith.¹

Mary E. Smeltz¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary E. Smeltz was born on 20 September 1923, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Gurney Webster Smeltz and Gabriella Wiest.¹
• Mary E. Smeltz married William H. Bowman, son of Arthur P. Bowman and Bessie V. Ney, circa 1943.³
• Mary E. Smeltz died on 9 October 2021, Providence Place, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 98.²

• Father*: Gurney Webster Smeltz¹ b. 16 Nov 1894, d. 2 Jul 1994
• Mother*: Gabriella Wiest¹ b. 26 Jul 1899, d. 27 Oct 1972

William H. Bowman¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William H. Bowman was born on 7 July 1922, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Arthur P. Bowman and Bessie V. Ney.¹
• William H. Bowman married Mary E. Smeltz, daughter of Gurney Webster Smeltz and Gabriella Wiest, circa 1943.¹
• William H. Bowman died on 18 November 2014, Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 92.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  William H. Bowman
  November 18, 2014
  William H. Bowman, 92, of 930 W. Main St., Valley View, passed away Tuesday at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center.
  Born July 7, 1922, in Valley View, he was a son of the late Arthur P. and Bessie V. Ney Bowman.
  He was a 1940 graduate of the former Hegins Township High School and a partner in Bowman Brothers Trucking Inc., Valley View, prior to his retirement.
  He served in the Navy during World War II.
  Bill was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento. He was also a member of VFW Post 2385, Valley View, and Trout Unlimited. He was a former member of the Hegins Township Planning Commission.
  Bill was an avid fisherman and fly tier.
  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Lee Bowman; two sisters, Beatrice Bowman and Iris Thomas; two brothers, Glenn Bowman and Dale Bowman.
  He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Smeltz Bowman, to whom he was married for 71 years; two sons, Gerald W Bowman and his wife, Christine, and Ned Allan Bowman, both of Valley View; three granddaughters, Jill Jordan, Cary N.C., Lacy Adams, Berrysburg, and Kelly Klinger, Hershey; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Fred Bowman, Valley View; nieces and nephews.
  Private services will be held at the convenience of the family at Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, with the Rev. Raymond Holland and the Rev. Curtis Zemencik officiating. Interment will be made in St. Paul's Cemetery, Sacramento. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 2300 Main St., Sacramento, PA 17968. Condolences can be left for the family at www. buffingtonreed.com.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 19 Nov 2014, Wed, Page A13.¹
  
• He was buried at St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Arthur P. Bowman¹
• Mother*: Bessie V. Ney¹

Thomas Lee Bowman¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Thomas Lee Bowman was born on 6 February 1948, Butler Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of William H. Bowman and Mary E. Smeltz.¹
• Thomas Lee Bowman died on 9 February 1948, Ashland State Hospital, Butler Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was buried on 12 February 1948, at Union Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2

• Father*: William H. Bowman¹ b. 7 Jul 1922, d. 18 Nov 2014
• Mother*: Mary E. Smeltz¹ b. 20 Sep 1923, d. 9 Oct 2021

Arthur P. Bowman¹

• Last Edited: 6 May 2020

• Arthur P. Bowman married Bessie V. Ney.¹

Bessie V. Ney¹

• Last Edited: 6 May 2020

• Bessie V. Ney married Arthur P. Bowman.¹