Gordon Richard Smith , January 07, 1924 — December 22, 2018

Gordon Richard Smith (Wabash, Indiana, IN) January 07, 1924 December 22, 2018 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
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Birth date: January 07, 1924

Death date: December 22, 2018

Death place: Wabash, Indiana(IN), USA

Funeral Home: Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service

Gordon Richard Smith January 7, 1924 – December 22, 2018 Gordon R. Smith, 94, of Warren, Indiana, died at 8:05 pm, Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Heritage Pointe in Warren. He was born January 7, 1924 in Perkins County, South Dakota to Celia M. and Beatrice I. (Gooding) Smith. Gordon was a WWII Army veteran.

He married Thelma S. Krom at the Lincolnville United Methodist Church on June 2, 1946; she died July 23, 2014. He worked at General Tire in Wabash 40 years, retiring in 1983. Gordon was a member of the Lincolnville United Methodist Church, Wabash Kiwanis Club, and served as president of the Wabash County Farm Bureau seven years.

He volunteered several years with the Wabash County Special Olympics and the Wabash County 4H Fair. He is survived by two children, Alice Dyer of Huntington, Indiana and Gerald R. Smith of Lakeland, Florida; four grandchildren, Karen Allard of Union City, Michigan, Kathy (Kevin) Robinson of Hillsdale, Michigan, Kerrie Lynn Watson of Akron, Ohio, and Keith Watson of Camden, Michigan; 12 great grandchildren, 19 great great grandchildren; three brothers, Paul (Doris) Smith of Morenci, Michigan, Curtis (Dee) Smith of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Edgar (Debbie) Smith of Lagro, Indiana; two sisters, Harriet (Jon) Askew of Mesa, Arizona, and Celia Shankster of Roann, Indiana, and his brother-in-law, Melvin Royer of Indiana. He was also preceded in death by his son Charles Smith, grandson Calvin Watson, two brothers Howard and Arthur Smith, and five sisters, Evelyn Shafter, Dorothy Smith, Betty Smith, Ida May Grossman, and Rosemary Royer.

Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Melissa Rice officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.

Friends may call 3-7 pm Friday, at the funeral home. The memorial guest book for Gordon may be signed at www. grandstaff-hentgen.com.

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death notice Gordon Richard Smith January 07, 1924 — December 22, 2018

obituary notice Gordon Richard Smith January 07, 1924 — December 22, 2018

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