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Submitted: 3/2/23 • Approved: 3/2/23 • Last Updated: 3/5/23 • R829676-G0-S3
Dec 4, 1934 MI
Aug 19, 2022 West Plains, Howell, MO
Funeral services for Edward Louis Smith, 87, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 25, 2022, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Smith passed away at 9:20 a.m., Friday, August 19, 2022, at Ozarks Healthcare.
He was born December 4, 1934, at Lansing, Michigan, to Fred Raymond and Fannie Maude Lewis Smith. He attended West Plains High School and graduated with the Class of 1953. On June 15, 1957, he was married at West Plains, Missouri, to Ruth Albin. Mr. Smith was a veteran, having served with the Army National Guard of Missouri as a wheel vehicle mechanic. He was a hard worker, and was the owner of Fred Smith Auto Parts. Mr. Smith loved hunting and the outdoors, and was a life member of the National Rifle Association. He was a member of First Baptist Church.
His parents and one sister, Doris Hayes, preceded him in death.
Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributed on 3/2/23 by mjrwag
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