Lora Duane "Monk" Smith was born Nov. 25, 1922. He departed this life on Oct. 9, 2007, at St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri at the age of 84 years. Monk graduated from Willow Springs High School. He then married Doyne E. Walker on Oct. 23, 1942, in Hutton Valley, Mo., and to this union, three children were born; Thomas Duane, Norman Jack and Troye Tanna. Monk served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. Monk enjoyed working, tinkering, going to church, and serving the Lord. He is preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Norman, and one great grandson, Isaiah. Survivors include his wife, Doyne of the home; two sons, Thomas Duane Smith and wife, Norma, of Palmdale, Calif., and Norman Jack Smith and wife, Charlotte, of Mountain View; one daughter, Troye Tanna Reese and husband, Randy, of Mountain View; three brothers, Victor Smith of Idaho, Melvin Smith of St. Louis, Mo., and Kenny Smith of Mountain View; six sisters, Mildred Piper, Fern Reese, and Mary "Tiny" Weeks all of Mountain View, Patsy Lorance of California, Wanda "Fritz" Dabney of South Carolina, and Shirley Vines of St. Louis, Mo.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, in Yarber Chapel with Pastor Edwin Woolsey and Rev. Daryl Walker officiating. Interment was in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Trask, Mo., under the direction of Yarber Mortuary, Mountain View.
Lora Duane "Monk" Smith was born Nov. 25, 1922. He departed this life on Oct. 9, 2007, at St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri at the age of 84 years. Monk graduated from Willow Springs High School. He then married Doyne E. Walker on Oct. 23, 1942, in Hutton Valley, Mo., and to this union, three children were born; Thomas Duane, Norman Jack and Troye Tanna. Monk served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. Monk enjoyed working, tinkering, going to church, and serving the Lord. He is preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Norman, and one great grandson, Isaiah. Survivors include his wife, Doyne of the home; two sons, Thomas Duane Smith and wife, Norma, of Palmdale, Calif., and Norman Jack Smith and wife, Charlotte, of Mountain View; one daughter, Troye Tanna Reese and husband, Randy, of Mountain View; three brothers, Victor Smith of Idaho, Melvin Smith of St. Louis, Mo., and Kenny Smith of Mountain View; six sisters, Mildred Piper, Fern Reese, and Mary "Tiny" Weeks all of Mountain View, Patsy Lorance of California, Wanda "Fritz" Dabney of South Carolina, and Shirley Vines of St. Louis, Mo.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, in Yarber Chapel with Pastor Edwin Woolsey and Rev. Daryl Walker officiating. Interment was in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Trask, Mo., under the direction of Yarber Mortuary, Mountain View.
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