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Show Ivy Smith OGDEN — ‘Songbird’, Mrs. ivy Smith, who was a lifetime resident of this life September departed Ogden, 20, 1992. Affectionately known to us as ‘Miss Ivy’. She was a native of Arkansas. where # “eres atat Patera! asin elerelels earlier she be- & se gan her musical She; career. founded the St. § Jubilee| John it Choir of Buck- = ner, She Arkansas. was. the # the New | Zion | Church Baptist Youth Choir. at Always. | ea 32 Past Director of 235 [— Pe ; eee: . : v Ui MW for} champion youth, she start- m& ad with her own childr singing groups first known as the ‘Smith Family Singers’, but Soon ©6xpanded into other groups. The family singers were sons Shelly and Cecil Ckeyboard, who later toured with such known groups as the ‘Beach Boys’, ike and Tina Turner, and went on to become fine singers and musicians. mek Other singers that joined the Smith ‘boys were Sammy Barlin and Lorenzo re Bell, Jr. The sisters were Cecelia and Zenobia, now a recording artist of er Kansas City, Missouri. The.sisters ex- wr panded their group into the ‘Heavenly adding Patricia and Estelle Walkers’ | Johnson and Patricia Carter. Each summer ‘Miss Ivy’ would schedule singing engagements touring | | Denver, Kansas City and Arkansas. The groups learned the values of being | on the road and had great fun as welt ) opening the door for greater future op-' lives in O'Fallon, Illinois. Ha- McEwen ~~ daughter, Her portunities. Hazel | zel is a singer in her own right, but hasn't chosen music as her career. Daughter Bobbie Davis of KCMO is a ‘The Whitney: with artist recording Singers’ both Bobbie and Zenobia live in Kansas City following the legacy given them by ‘Miss Ivy’, writing, arrang- : i, ete “a one " x eer é eRe #2 t eee er er oe eo SteLOFTON re rea ts alge PA x Te : is rae $ fer bch. selfSopa > Be OS PRE EH a gy % b Be _ Fo adee we eee Carn, an a ol Ae A sin coke ee RAPE Sie ea ia 2 Ie ES en ee FEM @ Be BI Deeg 7 aa bart me SOT yy PAS on _ ~ es abi toy 4 “atin! 4 MS AE play Both music. ing and teaching _ keyboard. HOS ae ee Tee en i Mea hoe : Ee te FROM setter oe eny,ae eee, Pe oe + i, Meee feeiae’ eee hy?od om ' ¥, Bh aeey Sa i e A yeni trek eS gol} = a: * — me ve ae the ee ete Pe Ls tag ‘ eya ny ¢ aay RF » >oneaeaa ; A i |
