Smiths Found After Disappearance Near Marion
The Smiths were located near the Marion Police Station after days of ground and air searches for the couple who lived in Morley before moving to Marion. Mike Smith praised Cedar County Sheriff Keith Whitlatch and volunteers for their efforts, saying the family is at peace and not marking the event as a sad day.
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Smiths
Marion
Highview Dr
Smith
Steve Smith
Anamosa
Cedar County
Keith Whitlatch
Highway 30
Mike Smith
Cedar
Linn
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Baker
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Francis Smith
Pieper
Seventh Avenue
Couple dies in snowstorm crash near Horizon Center
Vance recalls praying they would be alive as a vehicle in a Dec 2 snowstorm missed a turn from Seventh Avenue and crashed into a field, then a tree. The car, locked with two occupants in front, was found in high weeds near 4000 Highway 151.
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Vance
Smiths
Seventh Avenue
Gazette Help Line for Engagement and Wedding Notices
The Gazette offers forms and contacts to prepare write ups for engagements, weddings, and anniversaries. Call 368 8573 or 1 800 397 8212 for details.
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the Gazette
Neighbors puzzled by unnoticed car near home
Neighbors in Marion recall a gray 1984 Mercury Marquis belonging to elderly residents Francis and Frances Smiths, found hidden in a weed patch less than 100 yards from a home. Snow and tall grass masked the vehicle for 11 days while police investigated.
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James Q. Lynch
Elsis Ford
Marion
Ford
von Sharp
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Adam Lowenstein and
James Q
Lynch
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VISA
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Tarisie Elt Ee Iit Melati
Wiley Blvd
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Willowood Avenue
41St Street Place
Don Rosendale
Willowwood Ave
Devera Schuett
Willowood Ave
Rosendale
Bok
Wilert
Cedar Rapids
Renaissance Group
Firstar Bank Environmental
Third Street
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360 Communications
KCRG
Cuary
KHAK
Kdat Radio
Bae Tait
Ryan Construction
RYAN
Armstrong-Race Realty
Guaranty Bank & Trust
Guard Bank and
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