Area deaths Alberta Smith Clinton, Iowa --- Alberta L. Smith, 93, of Westwing Place, De Witt, formerly of 531 3rd Ave., Clinton, died Friday, Jan 3, 1997, at Westwing Place. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Clinton. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Clinton. Visitation in 4-8 p.m. Sunday with a vigil service at 4:30 p.m. at Pape Funeral Home, Clinton. Mrs. Smith taught for many years in rural Clinton County schools and at Sacred Heart School, Clinton. Alberta Shannon was born May 15, 1903, in Villa Nova. She married Clarence Smith in 1929 in Villa Nova. He died in 1978. Survivors include nieces and nephews. ---------------------------- retyped 1998 from a newspaper photocopy by Dennis Nicklaus. Exact publication unknown.