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Birth:          6 May 1919 Thatcher, Id.
Death:          17 May 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah
Burial:         22 May 2012 Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah

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24 June 2005 Deseret Morning News
after he died she married someone named Smith
cached version of wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com entry of a Livingston tree
1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah stenographer
fb post on Gilgal Sculpture Garden page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortense_Child_Smith
Hortense Hogan Child Smith (1919 – May 17, 2012) was the First Counselor to Ruth H. 
Funk in the General Presidency of the Young Women organization of The Church of 
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1972 to 1978.

Hortense Hogan was born in Thatcher, Idaho. She attended Utah State University and 
earned a degree from LDS Business College. In 1939, she married Robert Rumel Child, 
the only son of Thomas B. Child. As such she was connected with Child's creation of 
Gilgal Sculpture Garden. She was the head of the Friends of Gilgal Garden that 
worked to preserve the unique art project from destruction by a housing development. 
Through her efforts the garden was purchased by the Friends of Gilgal organization 
and turned over to the care of Salt Lake City for preservation. Hortense and Robert 
had two children.
After Robert Child died, Hortense married Eldred G. Smith in 1977.
Smith died on May 17, 2012, shortly after her 93rd birthday.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?pid=157692265
Hortense Hogan Child Smith died peacefully at home Thurs. 5/17. She was the 
daughter of Grover Cleaveland Hogan and Eliza Jane Hubbard Hogan. Born May 6, 
1919 in Thatcher, ID, she had just celebrated her 93 birthday, she grew up on the 
family farm, she later moved to Logan, UT to attend Utah State University and then 
Salt Lake where she earned a degree in Business Administration from LDS Business 
College in 1939. She married Robert Child in 1939 and they raised 2 children Carol 
Jane (deceased) and Thomas. Served as a Navy WAVE 1943-45 rank: LT (jg) Corpus, 
TX/Washington, D.C. Worked as Personnel Administrator for SL County from 1969-72 
before being called to YWMIA General Board/Adult Correlation Committee and as 1st 
Counselor in the LDS YW Presidency under life long friend Ruth Funk 1972-78. 
Married LDS Patriarch Eldred G Smith June 1977 to Present. Was key figure in saving 
and restoring Gilgal Sculpture Garden. She spent many days touring, presenting, and 
lecturing with Eldred concerning Hyrum Smith artifacts. Her vivid story telling and 
presentation skills served her well in this capacity, she touched many lives throughout 
her life of service. She will be missed by her husband Eldred, sisters Maxine Wilker 
and Meridith Scott, son Thomas R Child, step children Gary Smith (Elizabeth), Gay 
Vance (deceased) (Arden deceased), Miriam Skeen (Ted), Raynor Smith, Sylvia Isom, 
(Craig), and MANY grand/great grand/great-great grandchildren.
Viewing will be at the Larkin Sunset Lawn 1300 S 2300 E from 6-8 PM 5/22 and from 
11 AM to 1 PM at the Monument Park Stake Center, 1320 S. Wasatch Dr., 5/23 with 
the 1 PM service to follow. Many thanks to the special caregivers and medical folks 
from Rocky Mtn Hospice for loving Mom! In Lieu of flowers, donations welcome to 
Gilgal Garden at ww.gilgalgarden.org
Published in Deseret News from May 20 to May 22, 2012
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Parents
HOGAN Grover Cleveland ()
HUBBARD Eliza Jane ()

Siblings
HOGAN Hortense (6 May 1919 - 17 May 2012)

Marriage To CHILD Robert Rumel (12 Aug 1916 - 4 Aug 1970)
    m. 1939 

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Parents
CHILD Thomas Battersby (6 May 1888 - 3 Nov 1963)
RUMEL Bertha Derrick (26 Oct 1891 - 1 Aug 1966)

Children by CHILD Robert Rumel 12 Aug 1916 - 4 Aug 1970
CHILD Carol Jane (10 Jun 1950 - 20 May 1993)
CHILD Thomas Robert ()

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