Bandstand Flag Notice: December 2023
Dr. Sidney Allen Smith
April 18, 1927 – October 20, 2022
United States Navy
The flag flying over the bandstand during December honors Sidney Smith.
Sid was awarded his Fremont High School diploma early and entered the U.S. Navy on April 13, 1945. He served as a medic at the U.S. Navy Training Station in Farragut, Idaho. He was discharged on November 25, 1946, and then enrolled in pre-med at the University of Iowa. On September 14, 1952, while in medical school, Sidney married his hometown love, Marilee Gillespie. He completed his medical education in 1953 and served a one-year residency in Sacramento, California. Sid and Marilee returned to Oskaloosa in 1954. Later, he and Dr. Robert Collison founded Family Medical Center, growing it into a multiple specialty practice. Sid will be remembered by many in Oskaloosa as an excellent physician. He retired in 1989 after 35 years of serving the Mahaska County area.
If you are interested in flying the flag of a veteran above the bandstand, contact Shawn Langkamp at Langkamp Funeral Chapel & Crematory at 641-672-2181 or www.langkampfuneralchapel.com Contact Us Link.
