Harry Lee Klinginsmith

Harry Lee Klinginsmith, a 93-year-old Laredo resident, passed away at 2:58 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20,
2022 at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 at the Rural Dale Baptist Church,
Trenton. Visitation will be at the church from 1 to 1:30 p.m. prior to the service. Open visitation will be
held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 at Slater-Neal Funeral home at Trenton.
Mr. Klinginsmith was born Feb. 8, 1928 at Lucerne, the youngest of six children of Irl
Harvey and Ora Alice Thompson Klinginsmith. He attended rural schools and graduated from Lucerne
High School in 1945. As a young adult he worked with his father on the family farm and when rural
electricity became available he spent time wiring houses. He continued to enjoy electrical work his entire
life and could often be found helping a neighbor by wiring a house, barn or grain bin.
On March 15, 1950 he married Doris Evelyn Hamilton, who survives of the home. The couple were
blessed with three children, Cheryl, Frances and Richard.
In 1951 he and his lifelong partner set out from Putnam County on the adventure of farming and raising a
family in Grundy, County. They moved to the Laredo community where they raised cattle,
hogs and crops for over 50 years. After retirement he enjoyed building a new home, restoring old vehicles
and tractors, countless hours of practicing and playing his violin, mowing his yard and spending time with Evelyn, his wife of 71 years.
Through the years he served many years on the Laredo School board, Laredo Fair Board, Rural Dale
Cemetery Board and the FSA County Committee.
He was a Christian and devoted member of the Rural Dale Baptist Church where he taught Sunday
School and served as a deacon.
In addition to his wife, Evelyn, he is survived by a daughter, Frances Booth and her husband, Dwayne of
Kansas City; a son, Rick Klinginsmith and his wife, Diana of Laredo; grandchildren Derreck Booth and
his wife, Amy of Gainsville, GA, Valerie Story and her husband, Joe of Kansas City; great-grandchildren
Devin, Annie and Rowan Booth and Cooper and Luke Story; as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Cheryl Klinginsmith; a brother, Irl Klinginsmith,
Jr.; and four sisters, Opal Lutz, Gladys Heineman, Dorothy Lutz and Floy Smith.
Memorials are suggested to the Laredo Fire and First Responders or the Rural Dale Cemetery Association
and may be left with Slater-Neal Funeral Home, at Trenton.
Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com.