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SAPULPA -- Erlie Irene Small, 78, retired bookkeeper, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
SAPULPA -- Loreita Faye Smalley, 66, seamstress, died Friday. Private family service. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.
SAPULPA -- Thelma Smallwood, 81, retired Leisure Manor Nursing Home laundry supervisor, formerly of Sapulpa, died Saturday in Okmulgee. Services pending. Green Hill.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, November 15, 2004
SMALLWOOD, Thelma -- Thelma Smallwood, 81, formerly of Sapulpa, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004 at Okmulgee. She was born June 25, 1923 in Monroe City, Mo.
Funeral services are pending with Green Hill Funeral Home.
The family has entrusted the care of the services to the directors at Green Hill Funeral Home.
Death Notices:
SMART, Dorothy M. - Graveside sercices will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at the South Heights Cemetery with the Rev. Glen Hood officiating.
Smith Funeral Home of Sapulpa will be in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Smart, 85, died Sunday, April 20, 2002.
She was born on April 27, 1916.
She had worked for the Kress Department Store and was a Nazarene and life long Sapulpa resident.
Survivors are her nephew Raymond Smart of Sapulpa.
MANNFORD -- Orval A. Smelser, 86, retired oil-field equipment service owner, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Assembly of God. Mobley-Dodson, Sand Springs.
Franklin Cecil Smeltzer
Franklin Cecil Smeltzer, 86, died at his son's residence in Englewood, Tenn. on Thursday, April 18, 2002.
A native and lifetime resident of Sapulpa, he was the son of the late Homer Cecil and Myra Elizabeth Smeltzer and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Sapulpa.
He was retired from Wicham Packing Company and operated Smeltzer Gardens five miles west of Sapulpa.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years Mary Margaret Smeltzer of Englewood, Tenn., two sons and daughter-in-laws, Dr. James and Naoma Smeltzer of Maryville, Mo. and Dr. Richard and Lina Smeltzer of Englewood, Tenn., one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Susan and Dr. Phillip Snyder of Houston, Texas, one brother and sister-in-law Marion and Mary Smeltzer of Sapulpa, six grandchildren, Lisa, Mark, Sherry, Dr. Christopher, Rev. Eric and John Smeltzer, seven great-grandchildren, Jessica, Ryan, Griffin, Elizabeth and Kara Smeltzer, and Matthew and Andrew Barnes, two nephews and their wives, Dr. Dan and Linda Smeltzer and Gary and Linda Smeltzer.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at the First United Methodist Church of Sapulpa. The Rev. Bill Gray and Rev. Mike Asher will be officiating.
Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home of Athens, Tenn. is in charge of arrangements.
DEPEW -- Alta Mae (Garland) Smith, 91, former Garland's Grocery Store & Market owner, died Saturday in Jenks. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Methodist Church. Hutchins-Maples, Bristow.
KELLYVILLE -- Arthur James Smith, 75, self employed, died Thursday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Tuesday, I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Ponca City. Owen, Sapulpa.
BRISTOW -- Bertha Smith, 88, homemaker, died Wednesday. Private services were held. Hutchins-Maples.
Bertha Ann Smith
Bertha Ann Smith, of Sapulpa, died Sunday at the Hillcrest Medical Center at the age of 88. Mrs. Smith was born Aug. 27, 1916 in Springs, Colo. She was married to Walter R. Smith in 1955. She was a homemaker and had lived in Sapulpa most all of her life. She was a graduate of Beggs High School, a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and lifetime member of the United Methodist Women. She loved arts and crafts and sewing.
Bertha had worked for Katz and Chastains.
She was preceded in death by her parents and six brothers Loren, Ed, Walter, Neal, Robert Lee and Bob Coats.
Survivors are her husband Walter Smith, of the home; sisters Dessie Bradley, of Sapulpa, LaVerne Coats, of Tulsa, Margaret Creekmore, of Tulsa, and Jack and JoAnn Coats, of Houston, Texas; niece Joanie Mullins; great-nieces Erin and Brenna Mullins; sister-in-law Eulalah Robertson and husband Charlie, of Sapulpa; and other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mrs. Smith have been set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004 in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Asher officiating. Interment will follow in Green Hill Memorial Gardens under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
From "The Tulsa World," Tuesday, December 7, 2004
SAPULPA -- Bertha Ann Smith, 88, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church. Smith.
BRISTOW -- Betty Smith, 81, homemaker, died Monday. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home Chapel.
STROUD -- Carl Wayne Smith, 64, Oilfield Maintenance Supply owner, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Christian Church. Parks Brothers.
Death Notices
SMITH, Carolyn -- Carolyn Sue Smith, of Bristow, died Sunday, July 25, 2004 at the age of 54.
She is survived by her daughter, Regina Lister, of the home.
Graveside services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at the Mounds Cemetery. Services will be under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
SAPULPA -- Clarence R. "Jeep" Smith, 66, retired Rogers Galvanizing superintendent, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
MANNFORD -- Clayton E. Smith, 73, retired American Airlines employee, died Friday. Memorial service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Mannford Funeral Home Chapel.
MOUNDS -- Creighton Smith, 78, oil-field worker, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Sapulpa.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, November 22, 2004
Death Notices
SMITH, Creighton -- Creighton Smith, 78, of Mounds, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004 at the Tulsa Regional Medical Center. He was born June 5, 1926 in Cromwell.
Funeral services have been set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004 in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Archie Daniels officiating.
Interment will follow in Mounds Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
From "The Tulsa World," Tuesday, November 23, 2004
MOUNDS -- Creighton Smith, 78, oil-field supervisor, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Sapulpa.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Creighton Smith
Creighton Smith, of Mounds, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004 at the age of 78. He was born June 5, 1926 at Cromwell.
He was a retired oil field worker and a Baptist. Creighton served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the U.S. Navy after the war.
He is survived by Brenda Fields, of Mounds; daughter, Carla Fisher, of Sapulpa; grandchildren Angela and Michal Stevens, Samuel and Melissa Washington, Kelly Washington and Creighton Washington; great-grandchildren Summer, Sam Jr., Cheyenne and Carle.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004 at the Smith Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Archie Daniels officiating.
Interment will be in the Mounds Cemetery under direction of Smith Funeral Home.
SAPULPA -- Della Lee Smith, 83, retired from Rockwell International, died Friday. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, January 3, 2005
Della Lee Smith
Della Lee Smith, 83, passed away in her home on Friday, Dec. 31, 2004. She was a resident for five years of Hickory Retirement Apartments.
She was born Nov, 18, 1921 at Brush Hill. Her parents were Eura Park Mercer and Eli Mercer.
She retired from Rockwell Industries. She had also worked for Bartlett Collins in the decorating department and for Bartlett Hospital.
She is survived by brothers Sam Mercer, of Borger, Texas, and Bo Mercer, of Tupelo, Miss.; sisters Bernice Barrett, of Durant, and Liz Holt, of Oklahoma City; daughter Joan Charboneau and husband Lawrence; grandchildren Joni Smith and husband Gary, Keith Charboneau and wife Cathy, all of Sapulpa, and Christine Haulcomb, of Bristow; seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Kay Mercer; son Leo Smith; and grandson Kris Charboneau.
We love you Mom and will miss you. We know there is a great reunion going on now in heaven with your loved ones that have gone on before you.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005, at the Smith Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bill Oldham officiating. Interment will be in South Heights Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
Death Notices:
SMITH, Don - Funeral services are pending.
Smith Funeral Home of Sapulpa is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith, 63, of Sapulpa, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. He was the county director for the Department of Human Services.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," January 18, 2002
DON E. SMITH
Don E. Smith died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of 63.
He was born Feb. 13, 1938 in Sapulpa. He was Creek County Director of the Department of Human Services.
He was a graduate of Sapulpa High School and the University of Tulsa. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene.
He is survived by wife, Jacquetta, of the home; a son, Eric Smith, and his wife, Jennifer, of Glenpool; and daughter, Kasha Smith of Amarillo, Texas; two grandchildren, Seth and Heather Smith; his father, Cleo Smith of Sapulpa; two sisters and their spouses, Catherine and Joe Sawyer and Daen and Tom Reynolds of Sapulpa.
He was preceded in death by mother, Vera Smith; two sisters, Verma Dobson and Wanda Prichard; and a brother, Kenneth Davenport.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002 at the First Church of the Nazarene with Dr. Jim Nash officiating. Interment will be in South Heights Cemetery under direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Monday, April 19, 2004
A long time Creek County DHS manager was remembered Thursday at a presentation ceremony.
Friends, coworkers and family of Don Smith gathered at a memorial tribute. Smith died of cancer Jan. 16, 2002.
DHS employees said they admired and respected their long-time boss and collectively wanted to pay tribute to his memory.
Together the employees commissioned local artist Jim Branscum to create a memorial to the former Creek County DHS Director.
The completed artwork was presented in a special ceremony at the gazebo in front of the DHS building.
DHS Area Director Steve Scott read a eulogy puslished shortly after Smith's death.
Smith had been with DHS for 38 years, serving the last 21 as Creek County director.
The event was attended by members of Smith's family, including his wife, Jaqueta Smith, son Eric and sisters Dean Reynolds and Katherine Sawyer. Also in attendance were numerous friends and local dignitaries.
Following the presentation ceremony, a reception and open house was held at the DHS office.
The artwork now hangs in the main lobby of the DHS office and is available for public viewing.
SAPULPA -- Dorothy Smith, 77, Bristow Public Schools janitor, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Friday, New Life Baptist Church. Hutchins-Maples.
From "The Sapulpa Dailey Herald," Friday, December 2, 2005
SMITH, Dorothy -- Dorothy Smith, 77, of Sapulpa, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at St. Johns Sapulpa.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 2005 at New Life Baptist Church in Bristow.
Services are under the care and direction of Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home.
SMITH, Douglas -- Douglas Aaron Smith, 20, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005. He was born July 27, 1985.
Funeral services are 10 a.m. at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Services will be under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
From "The Tulsa World," Saturday, August 6, 2005
SAPULPA -- Douglas Aaron Smith, 20, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, August 8, 2005
Douglas Aaron Smith died Wednesday at the age of 20.
He was born July 27, 1985 in Sapulpa. He was a Baptist and a graduate of Sapulpa High School.
He is survived by his parents Tom and Trish Lucas, of Sapulpa; father Charles Douglas Smith, of Kiefer; sisters Patty Smith and Sarah Lucas; grandparents Charles and Bess Smith and Leon and Louise Smith; aunts and uncles Temple Smith, Troy Smith, Matthew Smith, Kathy Smith, Norman and Pat Asher and Gregory Lucas.
Funeral services are 10 a.m. Monday at the Smith Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Brian Hardisty officiating. Interment will be in Beggs Cemetery under direction of Smith Funeral Home.
SAPULPA -- Ella Smith, 85, died Sunday. Graveside service 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oakhill Cemetery. Green Hill.
SMITH -- Garland "Ben," born June 20, 1926 in Tulsa, OK, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 with his loving family by his side. Ben was a 1944 Sapulpa High School graduate and in 1950 received his Education Degree from Oklahoma A&M. Following college he went to work for American Airlines where he celebrated his love of airplanes with 40 years of service until retirement in 1991. Ben was an avid bass fisherman and a charter member of Green Country Bass Masters. He did tournament fishing until in his 70's. He also enjoyed traveling around the world with his loving wife, Ramona. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Ramona Smith; 2 daughters, Susan Smith and husband, Ron, Dallas Judd and husband, Mike; and 3 grandchildren, Tyler and Haylee Smith and Austin Judd. Ben was Austin's special "Pa." Ben, we love you and we will miss your smile and loving gentleness. Service will be held at Freeman Harris Chapel on Friday, January 2, 2004, at 2 p.m. Freeman Harris, 749-3333.
Death Notices:
SMITH, Gary Dale - Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2002 at South Heights Cemetery Chapel in Sapulpa.
Mark-Griffith Memorial Funeral Home of Tulsa will be in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Smith, 54, died Monday, June 10, 2002 in TUlsa. He was born on Sept. 28, 1947.
He was superintendent for Anco Manufacturing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Agnes Smith, his brothers Tommy and Jack Smith and his sisters Martha Milford and Christine McWilliams.
Survivors are his sons Gary Smith and Bobby Smith of Sapulpa, daughter Lisa Smith of Kellyville, sisters Oma Dixon of Beggs, brothers Alvin Smith of Beggs, R.J. Robbins of Sand Springs, Dan Smith of Beggs and Jerry Smith of Kellyville and seven grandchildren.
BRISTOW -- Grace Smith, 80, retired registered nurse, formerly of Bristow, died Sunday. Service noon Saturday, Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home Chapel, and memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Magnolia Memorial Gardens.
SAPULPA -- Hazel H. Smith, 72, Sapulpa Public Schools administrative assistant, died Thursday. Services pending. Green Hill.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, February 28, 2005
SMITH, Hazel H. -- Hazel H. Smith, 72, of Sapulpa, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005, in Tulsa.
She was born Sept. 15, 1932, in Sapulpa.
Services are pending under the direction of Green Hill Funeral Home.
From "The Tulsa World," Friday, March 4, 2005
SAPULPA -- Hazel H. Smith, 72, Sapulpa Public Schools administrative assistant, died Thursday. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Calvary Baptist Church. Green Hill.
SAPULPA -- Harold Gene Smith, 74, retired American Airlines mechanic, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Glenwood Assembly of God. Green Hill.
MOUNDS -- James O. Smith, 60, warehouseman, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Midwest Agape Church, Bixby. Bixby Funeral Service.
Death Notices:
SMITH, James Walter - Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 3, 2002 at Mark Griffith Memorial Funeral Home in Tulsa.
Mark Griffith Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Smith, 90, died Friday, May 31, 2002.
He was born Aug. 9, 1911, in Dry Fork, Ark.
DRUMRIGHT -- Kenneth L. Smith, Jr., 62, retired welder, died Wednesday. Services pending. Mobley-Dodson, Sand Springs.
SAPULPA -- Lowell D. Smith, 80, retired Pentecostal minister, died Thursday. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby, and service 20 as.m. Monday, NewSpring Assembly of God, Jenks.
SMITH -- Lulu Belle, age 100, of Sand Springs, was called home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 28, 2003 with her loving family by her side. She was born to George and Jenny Lee Williams on December 9, 1902 in Selma, AL. The family moved to Bristow, OK when she was a small child. During the summers of her high school years she attended college at Edmond, OK. She graduated from Bristow High School in 1918 and that fall she moved to Bowden, OK to teach grades 1 through 8. She met her husband, Sherman, in Bowden when he returned from WWI. After they were married she obtained her BA from Central State Teachers' College in Edmond and her Master's degree from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. She taught school from 1934 until she retired in 1969. Twenty-five of those years she taught home economics in Sand Springs, OK. She was active in the First Presbyterian Church of Sand Springs, KAPPA KAPPA IOTA, Sand Springs Women's Club and the American Legion. She did many beautiful oil paintings that grace many of her friend's homes and her church. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ulysses Sherman Smith; and daughter, Mary Sue Johns. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Ben Smith of Tulsa; son-in-law, Arthur J. Johns of Nashville, TN; grandchildren, Susan J. Smith and husband, Ron of Owasso, OK, Joyce Goodall and husband, Randy of Austin, TX, Craig Johns of Sacramento, CA and Kevin Johns of Kissimmee, FL; step-granddaughter, Dallas Judd and husband, Mike of Broken Arrow, OK; 9 great-grandchildren; and 1 step-great-grandson. Lulu was fortunate to have several loving friends including Susan Huneryager and Melvene Perry. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at the Mobley-Dodson Funeral Chapel in Sand Springs under the direction of Mobley-Dodson Funeral Service, 245-6644.
Death Notices:
SMITH, Margaret - Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, in the new Dyer Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow.
Dyer Memorial Chapel of Tulsa in in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Smith, 70, of Sapulpa, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. She was a certified nurse's assistant.
BRISTOW -- Mary Margaret Smith, 54, died Sunday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Magnolia Memorial Gardens. Schumacher.
SAPULPA -- Michieal Smith, 55, retired Bartlett-Collins electrician, died Saturday. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, August 4, 2003
MICHIEAL R. SMITH
Michieal R. Smith, of Sapulpa, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003 at the St. John Medical Center at the age of 55. Michieal was born May 26, 1948 in Tulsa and had lived in Sapulpa all of his life.
He was married to Karen Major on April 14, 1972 in Tulsa. He was employed for the Bartlett Collins Glass Company as an electrician. He had worked for Bartlett-Collins for 21 years.
He graduated Sapulpa High School in 1966. He was a docent for the Oklahoma Aquarium and loved computers and science fiction. He was an avid Star Trek fan.
Michieal was preceded in death by his father, George Smith; grandparents Charlie and Lydia Smith and Henry and Maggie McCrackin.
Survivors are his wife, Karen, of the home; mother Janetta Smith, of Sapulpa; sister Cynthia Lang and husband, James, of Kansas City, Mo.; aunt and uncle Barbara and Kenneth Smith, of Georgia; niece Scarlett Klusener, of Kansas City, Mo., and a host of friends and other relatives.
Funeral services for Michieal have been set for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003 in the Smith Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Scott Hamilton officiating.
Interment will follow in the Green Hill Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Serving as casketbearers will be Terry Stepples, Dale Roberts, Ronnie Cleveland, Calvin Tatum, Terry Culver and Terry Harper. Honorary bearers will be James Lang, Bil Major, David Major, Matt Major and Mike Hanley. Friends who wish may make a donation to the Oklahoma Aquarium in lieu of flowers.
Ozelle Smith
Ozelle Smith, 87, died Saturday, April 27, 2002. She was born Dec. 4, 1914 in Dibble.
She moved to Sapulpa in 1952 when she and her late husband, Wesley L. Smith, established the Smith Funeral Home. She retired in 1975.
She had been a member of the First Christian Church since 1952 and was a member of the Rose Unit of Sapulpa Garden Clubs.
She was preceded in death by her husband Wesley L. Smith and a grandson, Bret Cosby.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Leona Lee and Denny Tyler of Sapulpa and Beverly Ann and Lee Cosby of Grove; eight grandchildren, Denise Collins, Tammy Allen, Tim Tyler, Cindy Wellman, Derrick Tyler, Catherine deCamp, Jim Cosby, and Gina Howard; 30 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren, and special nephew Bill Irons of Mooresville, N.C.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2002 in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Russell Casey and Jamie Allen officiating.
Interment will follow in South Heights Cemetery under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Serving as casketbearers will be Tim Tyler, Derrick, Tyler, Jim Cosby, Kim Howard, John Bryan deCamp, and Tom Collins.
Honorary bearers will be Glenn T. Young, Jack McKenzie, Ken Holloway and Hank May.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service.
Those who wish may contribute to the First Christian Church Building Fund.
SAPULPA -- Richard Smith, 75, American Airlines employee, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, June Rose Assembly of God. Smith.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, February 21, 2005
Richard Aaron Smith
Richard Aaron Smith passed from thie Earth at the age of 75 and went to his heavenly home early Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005.
After his retirement from American Airlines, where he worked as a mechanic, he enjoyed fishing and drinking coffee and telling fish tales at the barber shop every morning.
Richard served during the Korean War on the U.S.S. Helena and will be buried with military honors. Richard married Belle Southerland in Sand Springs in 1950. In this 54 years of marriage, they were blessd with three children, Ricky, Randy and Vonda.
He is survived by his wife, Belle; son Randy Smith and his wife Sandy, of Mounds; daughter Vonda Arnell and her husband David, of Bristow; grandchildren Stan Smith, Jamie Rovang and her husband David, Holly Price and Russell Arnell; great-grandchildren Justin and Caleb Rovang, Chance, Bailey and Mason Smith.
Richard is preceded in death by his son, Ricky Wade Smith, who died at the age of 13.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005 at June Rose Assembly of God, 171st and South Hickory in Sapulpa. Interment will follow at the Woodland Cemetery in Sand Springs.
The family wants to extend special thanks to St. Francis Hospice for the loving care they provided to Richard and family.
Funeral services will be under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
DRUMRIGHT -- Roy Lester Smith, 72, truck driver, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Nazarene Church, Drumright. Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa.
ROY LESTER SMITH
Roy Lester Smith, of Drumright, died Saturday, June 14, at the age of 72.
Mr. Smith was born Aug. 8, 1930 in Drumright and was a retired truck driver.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, was an avid fisherman and gardener and loved to go camping and help with benefit fish frys.
Survivors are his wife, Georgia; children Kathy Donaldson and husband, Billy, of Gypsy; Edward Smith of West Virginia; Roy L. Smith and wife, Liz, of Bristow; Paula Hallman and husband, Pat, of Bristow; grandchildren, Billy Donaldson, Jr., Georgia McCurry, Roy Smith III, Christy Robinson, J.R. Bray, Curtis Smith, Daniel Smith, Edward Smith and Angela Smith; five great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters Troy Smith, of Ponca City, Ethel Osburn, of Bristow, Ruby Travis, of Bristow, Charles Smith, of Ponca City, Burley Smith, of Sapulpa, Joyce Hulsey, of Shamrock, Margie, of Dunham, Ark., Freddie Smith, of Yale and Raymond Smith, of Bristow; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith have been set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2003, in the Nazarene Church in Drumright with the Revs. Sonny JOhnson, Mike Howard and Derrick Acres officiating.
Interment will follow in the Oakhill Cemetery under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home.
Death Notices:
SMITH, Shelia Crystal - Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, in the Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel. Mike Mitchell will officiate.
Green Hill Funeral Home of Sapulpa is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Smith, 32, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, at her residence. She was born Sept. 24, 1969 in Tulsa. She was a concert roady for Lady Lights and Stage.
Survivors are her mother, Shalene Smith; her father, Emmett Smith; three children, Crystal, Steven and Aaron; and two sisters Cindy Smith and Amber Smith.
BRISTOW -- Shelton Smith, 83, died Monday. Graveside service 10 a.m. WEdnesday, Oak Hill Cemetery. Hutchins-Maples.
SAPULPA -- Shirley Smith, 64, Sapulpa Herald typesetter, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
BRISTOW -- Sibyl Anita Smith, 86, homemaker, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Daily Herald," Wednesday, December 22, 2005
SMITH, Sibyl -- Sibyl "Rock Hound" Anita Smith died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005 in Bristow at the Rainbow Nursing Center. She was born June 27, 1919 in Muskogee.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005 at the Hutchins-Maples Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Demoss officiating.
Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
MOUNDS -- Virgie Lee Smith, 70, homemaker, died Tuesday. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday, Mounds City Cemetery. Smith, Sapulpa.
SAPULPA -- William M. Smith, 89, retired carpenter, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Thursday, August 28, 2003
WILLIAM M. SMITH
William M. Smith, 89, of Sapulpa, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2003 at his retirement home in the Piney Creek addition of Lake Eufaula.
Mr. Smith was born Aug. 17, 1914 in Noel, Mo. and had lived in Sapulpa more than 20 years. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Pentecostal religion. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Army and the National Guard.
Survivors are his wife, Miles, of the home; daughter Faye Vrigance, of Sapulpa; granddaughter Kimberly Berryhill; great-grandchildren Shelby Berryhill, Country Berryhill and Dyllon Fain; two brothers and one nephew.
Funeral services for Mr. Smith have been set for 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2003 in The Smith Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Glen Hood officiating.
Entombment will follow in the Veterans Feature in Green Hill Memorial Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SAPULPA -- Lillian D. (Farris) Smithee, 80, retired from Family Medical Clinic, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel, and graveside service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Highland Cemetery, Okemah.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday, August 2, 2004
Lillian Dell "Farris" Smithee, of Sapulpa, died Saturday, July 31, 2004 at the Continuous Care Center at St. John Sapulpa. Lillian was 80 years old. She was born Jan. 19, 1924 in Stone County, Ark. and had lived in Sapulpa since 1958.
She was a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Mason High School in 1943. She had worked for Bartlett Memorial Medical Center and the Family Medical Clinic for 34 years.
Survivors are her children Carolyn Holder and husband Bob, of Broken Arrow, Kenny Smithee and wife Patti, of Tulsa, and Marilyn Smithee, of Sapulpa; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren but most of all the loved the Lord.
Funeral services have been set for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004 in the Smith Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Kern officiating. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Highland Park in Okemah.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, 2004.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SAPULPA -- John Smittick, 72, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mount Olive Baptist Church. Smith.
SMOTHERS, Leo -- Leo Smothers, 90, of Broken Arrow, died Tuesday, April 12, 2005.
Funeral services are 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2005 at First United Methodist Church in Broken Arrow, 112 E. College.
Funeral services are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
DRUMRIGHT -- Ida Snell, 76, homemaker, died Thursday. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday, Oak Hill Cemetery. Michael's.
OLIVE -- Wilma M. (Hallman) Snell, 85, licensed practical nurse, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church. Michael's, Drumright.
SNELLING, Barbara -- Barbara Ann Snelling, 60, of Modesto, Ca., died Monday, Aug. 8, 2005. She was born in Mounds.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005 in the Bristow Cemetery with the Rev. Dick Knox officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
BRISTOW -- Stanley Steven "Corky" Snelling, 76, businessman, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, First Church of God. Schumacher.
SAPULPA -- Herbert Porter Snyder (Snider), 89, carpenter, died Sunday. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Monday June 9, 2003
Death Notices:
SNIDER, H.P. -- H.P. Shelton (mistake - - it's H.P. Snider), 90, died Sunday.
Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Smith Funeral Home.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Death Notices:
SNIDER, H.P. "Porter" -- H.P. "Porter" Snider, 90, of Sapulpa, died Sunday, June 8, 2003.
Mr. Snider, a retired carpenter, was born Nov. 22, 1913 in Eufaula.
Memorial services have been set for 10 a.m. Thursday, June 12, 2003 in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Bilby officiating.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
From "The Sapulpa Herald," Wednesday, June 11, 2003
HERBERT PORTER SNIDER
Herbert Porter Snider was born on Nov. 22, 1913 at Eufaula, the son of E.H. and Marzella Snider.
He was one of five children including Neal, Merton and Mary Kay, of Sapulpa, and Faye Montgomery, of California.
His parents and all siblings preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter, Shirley Ruth, of Sapulpa, and daughter Norma Jean and son-in-law Jim Wilson, of Drumright.
Grandchildren include Dennis Ruth and Lynn Reed, of Sapulpa, David Wilson, of New York City, Diane Edwards, of Stillwater, and Kathy Jean Sternke, of Broken Arrow. Great grandchildren include Shaunna Buford, Ryan Ruth, Chris Ruth, Lynna Hodge, Chelsea Shriver, Gary Ruth and Taylor and Hunter Edwards. He had one great-great-grandson, Calem Ruth. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Porter Snider married Roberteen (Jane) Reed on October 30, 1948 in Sapulpa. Roberteen preceded him in death in 1989.
Porter was a Navy veteran of World War II where he served on the aircraft carrier the USS Hancock. The men of the USS Hancock received a special commendation for "outstanding heroism displayed in action against enemy forces in the Pacific War Area."
He was also a 32nd degree Mason at Sapulpa Lodge No. 170. Porter was an avid bowler and had won medals in the Senior Olympics as well as many bowling trophies over the years. He loved to fish and hunt. He was a carpenter by trade and loved wood-working. Many people are blseedw with some of the creations which he made every year for the annual Christmas party.
H.P. died of lung cancer on Sunday, June 8, 2003, at his home near Sapulpa. His body was creamted as per his wishes. A memorial service will be hald at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2003 at the Smith Funeral Home chapel. The Rev. Glen Hood will officiate.
In lieu of other remembrance the family suggest that donations be made to Grace Hospice.
MILFAY -- O. D. Snook, 70, farmer and rancher, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel, Stroud.
MANNFORD -- Thelma Snow, 64, died Saturday. Services pending. Mobley-Dodson, Sand Springs.
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