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Merrill Smith

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Merrill Russell Smith, Jr, 92, of Mount Dora passed away on Thursday February 8, 2018. He was born on March 20, 1925 in Dubuque, Iowa. His parents were Merrill Rosslyn Smith Sr. and Myrtle Ann Cassutt. He was married to Elaine Marie Felker on December 27, 1948 in Elkader, Iowa. 

Merrill had two children Rhonda Marie Smith and Holly Jane (Smith) Philpott (Steve). He had three siblings Donna Jean (Smith) Rippy(Ted), Jacqueline Jane(Smith) Moon(Ronnie), and Richard Allen Smith(Barbara). 

Merrill grew up in Guttenberg, Iowa and moved to Elkader, Iowa his senior year and graduated in 1942. He attended Junior College in Santa Rosa, California until being drafted into the Army. He then entered the ASTP(Army Specialized Training Program). He attended Junior College and the University of Kansas until being deployed to Europe (France and Germany). 

After the war ended, and before returning home, Merrill was in Austria attending The American University. He graduated from Upper Iowa University in 1948. He was first employed as a junior accountant with The International Milling Company. He then was Chief Accountant with the Commodity Credit Corporation at the Department of Agriculture in Washington DC. He retired in 1980 and moved to Dunnellon, Florida in 1981. He was an avid bowler while residing in Washington DC and became an avid golfer when he moved to Dunnellon, Florida. 

He is predeceased by his parents and his daughter Rhonda. Expressions of Sympathy can be made to Upper Iowa University 605 Washington Street or PO Box 1857 Fayette, Iowa 52142 or the Waterman Village Communities Foundation 250 Brookfield Avenue Mount Dora, Florida 32757.

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