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Thomas Vance Smith
Thomas Vance Smith
Sunrise, Fla.
Thomas Vance Smith, 75, of Sunrise, Fla., passed away on June 2, 2023, in Sunrise.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. to noon on Thursday, June 15, at Powell Funeral Home, 116 W. Broad St., North English, Iowa. Burial will follow at the North English Cemetery.
Thomas Vance Smith was born in North English, Iowa, to Dean Smith and Blanche Thomas Smith on Oct. 24, 1947. He graduated from English Valleys (Class of 1965) and then graduated from Harvard University. He worked as an insurance representative in Chicago and later, Florida. He was married for a time to Consuelo Chaustre. Tom’s interests included reading, Russian culture, and history.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents.
Tom is survived by brother, Dean G. Smith of Iowa City, Iowa, and sister Betsy (Dick) Leyerle of Sedona, Ariz.
Arrangements are by Powell Funeral Home, North English, Iowa.
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