Born in Kosciusko County on Aug. 4, 1934 to Doin and Violet SMITH SMOKER, he married Carolyn CUMMINS Oct. 6, 1956 in Akron. She survives.
Mr. Smoker, a farmer, retired from West View School Corp., where he was a janitor. He lived in the Stroh and Topeka area 25 years, returning to Akron. He attended Akron Church of God and was a member of the Akron Lions Club.
Surviving with his wife, at home, are his parents, Doin and Violet SMOKER, Akron; one daughter, Pam BEGLEY and husband Sheldon, Metamora; three sons, Patrick [SMOKER] and wife Freida, West Lafayette, Jeffrey [SMOKER] and wife Brenda and Douglas [SMOKER] and wife Libby, all of Hudson; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one sister, Merlee HECKATHORN and husband Fred, Celina, Ohio.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Akron Church of God with Rev. Terry McGARRITY officiating. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Saturday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron. Memorials may be made to Akron Church of God or Akron Lions Club.
Rochester Sentinel - December 7, 2001
Born in Kosciusko County on Aug. 4, 1934 to Doin and Violet SMITH SMOKER, he married Carolyn CUMMINS Oct. 6, 1956 in Akron. She survives.
Mr. Smoker, a farmer, retired from West View School Corp., where he was a janitor. He lived in the Stroh and Topeka area 25 years, returning to Akron. He attended Akron Church of God and was a member of the Akron Lions Club.
Surviving with his wife, at home, are his parents, Doin and Violet SMOKER, Akron; one daughter, Pam BEGLEY and husband Sheldon, Metamora; three sons, Patrick [SMOKER] and wife Freida, West Lafayette, Jeffrey [SMOKER] and wife Brenda and Douglas [SMOKER] and wife Libby, all of Hudson; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one sister, Merlee HECKATHORN and husband Fred, Celina, Ohio.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Akron Church of God with Rev. Terry McGARRITY officiating. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Saturday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron. Memorials may be made to Akron Church of God or Akron Lions Club.
Rochester Sentinel - December 7, 2001
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