| Show t tiU 1 u Leonard Smith I Social Security Official for Area Dies Leonard M. M Smith of Grand I Junction district manager for for I Social Security in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah passed away at hospital hospital hos hos- os pital Monday following heart surgery He was well known in Moab through his service with t the e Social Security pro gram in this area Mr Smith began his service with the department in Grand Junction in 1941 and had halt lived there ever since except for a two year period during World War TJ U when he served with the Navy as a classification cation specialist in Norfolk Virginia In 1959 he was named named na med Federal Employee of the year in Mesa county He Ile HeVa was Va active in Scouting Council of Social Agencies Council of Federal Agencies and served served ed cd as chairman of the Grand Grant Junction Civil Services Service's anniversary He was a member of the Immaculate Heart Catholic church Mr Smith was born in Genoa Genon Ge Go non noa Neb Jan 4 1909 Ho Hn graduated from high school at Central Neb interrupting his studies to teach two years at Garden county Several of his fellow students were wen elder cider than he In 1928 he moved to Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver where he worked for ten years ears for a wholesale grocery firm as salesman and credit manager He joined the government government gov gov- service in 1938 after completing an extension course course course cour cour- se In higher accounting from LaSalle University Later ho hI worked a as auditor for the Department Department De De- of Health Education ion and Welfare in Denver then as field representative for Old Age Survivors Insurance once ance Agency in Pueblo He Ho became a member of the National National Na Na- Accountants Society 11 in lit 1950 He was married td to Ir Helen ten in Denver in 1931 she survives Also surviving Is one son Allen Services were conducted In InGrand InGrand InGrand Grand Junction under direction direction tion of Callahan Callahan Edfast Edfast Mor Mor- |
