Burial, under the direction of Dalton-Robbins Funeral Home of Fletcher[, Oklahoma], will be in [the] Fletcher Cemetery.
Mr. Smith died of an apparent stroke [on] Wednesday night in Oklahoma City[, Oklahoma] where he has resided since 1960. He was a salesman.
He was born [on] Dec[ember] 24, 1932 in Dimmitt, Tex[as], and attended schools in Spring Lake, Tex[as. He served in the Navy from 1952 to 1958 and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his step-father and mother: Mr. and Mrs. Lester VanDoeren of Fletcher[, Oklahoma]; three brothers: Jimmy Smith of Dalhart, Tex[as], Jack Smith of...Lawton[, Oklahoma], and Homer Smith of...Lawton[, Oklahoma]; one sister: Mrs. George (Barbara) Rogher of Sterling[, Oklahoma]; three step-sisters: Mrs. Don Mullenix of Fletcher[, Oklahoma], Mrs. Juanita Rucker of Miami, Okla[homa], and Mrs. Bill Ott of Hereford, Tex[as].
Source: The Lawton Constitution; Lawton, Oklahoma; Friday, 27 Feb 1970; Page 4. (Note: Open/Close braces, "[ ]" indicates text that was not part of the original obituary. Ellipsis, "..." indicates where text in the original obituary has not been shown, such as personal addresses.)
(Obituary provided by Mark Wilson, Find-A-Grave Member #46974457.
Burial, under the direction of Dalton-Robbins Funeral Home of Fletcher[, Oklahoma], will be in [the] Fletcher Cemetery.
Mr. Smith died of an apparent stroke [on] Wednesday night in Oklahoma City[, Oklahoma] where he has resided since 1960. He was a salesman.
He was born [on] Dec[ember] 24, 1932 in Dimmitt, Tex[as], and attended schools in Spring Lake, Tex[as. He served in the Navy from 1952 to 1958 and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his step-father and mother: Mr. and Mrs. Lester VanDoeren of Fletcher[, Oklahoma]; three brothers: Jimmy Smith of Dalhart, Tex[as], Jack Smith of...Lawton[, Oklahoma], and Homer Smith of...Lawton[, Oklahoma]; one sister: Mrs. George (Barbara) Rogher of Sterling[, Oklahoma]; three step-sisters: Mrs. Don Mullenix of Fletcher[, Oklahoma], Mrs. Juanita Rucker of Miami, Okla[homa], and Mrs. Bill Ott of Hereford, Tex[as].
Source: The Lawton Constitution; Lawton, Oklahoma; Friday, 27 Feb 1970; Page 4. (Note: Open/Close braces, "[ ]" indicates text that was not part of the original obituary. Ellipsis, "..." indicates where text in the original obituary has not been shown, such as personal addresses.)
(Obituary provided by Mark Wilson, Find-A-Grave Member #46974457.
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