Smith "Slim" DeLoach
March 01, 1928 - December 10, 2011
Sac City, IA
Visitation: 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. Monday, December 12, 2011 at Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Sac City, IA
Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at First Christian Church, Sac City, IA
Interment: December 13, 2011 at Oakland Cemetery, Sac City, IA
Smith "Slim" DeLoach, age 83, of Sac City died Saturday at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Smith “Slim” DeLoach, age 83, of Sac City, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Smith Hamilton DeLoach was born on March 1, 1928, in Jackson, Tennessee to Wilbon Moore and Lucy Jane (Smith) DeLoach. He attended school in Jackson and lived there until he joined the United States Navy. On January 23, 1976, Slim was united in marriage to Carol Ellis at the First Christian Church in Sac City.
He worked in the gold mines in South Dakota, for Johnson’s Plumbing in Newell and at Noble Manufacture in Sac City until they closed. He had lived in the Newell and Sac City area for the last 40 years. His hobbies included mowing and taking care of the yard. He enjoyed watching television, listening to country music and taking care of his cats. He was a good husband, hard worker, and loved his family.
Survivors include his wife, Carol: sister, Jane (DeLoach) Walker of Jackson, TN; step-sons: Gary (Sue) Ellis of Woodbury, MN, Robert Ellis of Goodyear, AZ, and David Ellis of West Des Moines, IA; step-daughters: Diane Ellis and Jean Ellis both of Bellevue, NE; step grandchildren: Jessica (Jason) Fink of Bellevue, NE, Mackenzie (Aaron) Bridgeland of Milwaukee, WI, Christopher (Jessica) Ellis of Woodbury, MN, and Diego Ellis of Bellevue, NE; step great-grandsons Brody Ellis and Aidan Bridgeland; and many nieces, nephews and extended family members.
Slim was preceded in death by his parents and six siblings.
