Lydia Francis Smatla Dailey Carl

1916 - 2017  (101 years)

• Name	Lydia Francis Smatla Dailey Carl
  Born	28 Jul 1916	Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	Oct 2017
  Buried	16 Oct 2017	Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I18419	Rossville
  Last Modified	22 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas G Smatla,   b. 19 Sep 1887, Pozdechov, Moravia ,   d. 17 Nov 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Marie A Juran Smatla,   b. 14 Feb 1889, Pozdechov, Moravia ,   d. 15 Dec 1976, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Married	6 May 1914	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Juran, Marie-Smatla, Thomas 1 Thomas Smatla and Miss Mary [sic] Juran, two popular young people of the Bohemian neighborhood were granted a license to wed last Thursday by the probate judge at Topeka.
  		Marriage- Juran, Marie-Smatla, Thomas 2 Miss Marie Juran and Tom Smatla were married last Tuesday and a large crowd of relatives and friends were present. They will make their home in this community.
  		Anniversary- Smatla, Thomas and Marie Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smatla Observe 60th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smatla celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary May 5th. They are the oldest surviving couple of the original Czechoslovakian community which settled northwest of Silver Lake many years ago. Their entire family were home for the happy event. Reverend Tom Smatla and his wife flew from Butte, Mont., and Ben Smatla flew from Jacksonville, Fla. Other children present were Henry Smatla, Meriden, and Edward and William Smatla, Silver Lake. Daughters were Lydia Dailey, Overland Park; Marie DeVeney, Raytown, Mo.; and Alice Kingman, Independence, Mo. A basket dinner was enjoyed by the entire Smatla family. Later in the day their children hosted an open house which was enjoyed by many friends of long standing.
  Family ID	F4463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Donald Dailey,   d. 1987
  Married	1942
  Children	1. Thomas C Dailey,   b. 1943
  Last Modified	22 May 2018 10:47:49
  Family ID	F7542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	James Carl,   d. 2010
  Married	1988
  Last Modified	22 May 2018 10:48:13
  Family ID	F7543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jul 1916 - Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Buried - 16 Oct 2017 - Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Carl, Lydia Lydia Francis Carl /Dailey (Smatla) Born July 28th, 1916 in Maple Hill, KS, the oldest daughter of Czech immigrants Thomas & Marie Smatla, she grew up with 5 brothers & 2 sisters near Rossville, KS. After graduating from Rossville HS, she worked in Topeka and put herself through Barnes Business College, earning what would now be an Associate Degree. “I wanted to make something of myself’ she would often say. Ultimately meeting and marrying Donald Dailey in 1942 “He was a great dancer.” She was with the War Price Administration during WW-II in San Francisco, having a baby boy in 1943. Fearing possible invasion on the coast, she moved back to Willard, KS with her parents; Don following after the war was over. She was with Capper Publications, Farmers Insurance and the US Dept. of Agriculture (she was certainly qualified for that!) for many years, ultimately transferring to the Treasury Dept, retiring from the IRS. Incredibly active in Senior groups, the JoCo Election Commission and the Overland Park Presbyterian Church, she always had her “hands in the dirt”... this great Mom who could make ANYTHING grow, always had a large garden, and made frequent visits to the “home place” farm to help her parents & brothers. Growing up in the Depression, she wasted nothing (“Don’t you throw that tin foil away!”), and we always had plenty of canned vegetables & fruits from the gardens. Many holiday dinners were made by Mom’s talented hands, and little talking could be heard over the sounds of happy eaters. She lost husband Don in 1987, remarrying James Carl in 1988, happily sharing their life until his passing in 2010. Having outlived 7 siblings, she then spent the remainder of her 101 years at Overland Park Place, but continued to feed birds who landed on her balcony ledge & grow starter plants on the windowsill. Survivors include her son, Thomas C. Dailey of Sedalia, CO; nieces, Paula Kingman, Denise Horgan and Kristi Seigler of Kansas City, Rita Darlene Antoniowicz of Albany, GA, Marcia Reiter of Topeka, KS and Debra Likes of Leavenworth, KS; nephews, Larry Smatla of Oskaloosa, KS, Calvin Kingman of KCMO, Tom Smatla & Paul Smatla of Grand Junction, CO and many grandnieces & nephews and Tom’s “adopted” daughter Shona & son Sean. Come celebrate Mom’s life and remember... stand on the plastic! Visitation will be 2pm - 4pm, Sunday, October 15th at the McGilley & Hoge Chapel. Her Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30am, Monday, October 16th at the McGilley & Hoge Chapel, 8024 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park with burial following the service at the Czech Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, KS. Online condolences may be left at www.mcgilleyhoge.com.