Joseph “Joe” S. Smith, 47, of Columbus, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Columbus Regional Hospital. Born on July 5, 1977 in Columbus, Joe was the son of Gary Lee Ziegner ...

Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series of tenant farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. Though in his youth ...

Sophia was the fourth of seven children—and the first daughter—of Joseph Smith, a prosperous farmer, and his wife, Lois White Smith. Few family records survive, so little is known about Sophia Smith’s ...