Ross B. Smith, 94, Murray, Ky., formerly of Gorham, and Victoria, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital. He was born March 15, 1912, in Murray to Charles and Ella (Bushart) Smith.
He married Anne E. Dinkel on Aug. 7, 1945, in Victoria. She preceded him in death Oct. 21, 2002.
He was a retired farmer. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of Glandale Road Church of Christ, Murray, and a former member of Church of Christ, Russell.
Survivors include two sons, William Smith and wife, Deb, Topeka, and Wayne Smith, Wichita; a daughter, Wanita Sander and husband, Darrell, Marquette, Neb.; a sister, Esther Cohoon, Murray; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Wanda Wagner; two brothers; Walter Smith and Bill Smith; four sisters, Odell Barnett, Marie Parrish, Ruth Rhoades and Katie Joseph; and a grandson, Mark Wagner.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cline's Mortuary, 412 Main, Victoria; burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Gorham, with military honors by Victoria V.F.W. Post No. 1751. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, both at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to Russell Church of Christ in care of the mortuary.
Hays Daily News, 2/17/2007
He married Anne E. Dinkel on Aug. 7, 1945, in Victoria. She preceded him in death Oct. 21, 2002.
He was a retired farmer. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of Glandale Road Church of Christ, Murray, and a former member of Church of Christ, Russell.
Survivors include two sons, William Smith and wife, Deb, Topeka, and Wayne Smith, Wichita; a daughter, Wanita Sander and husband, Darrell, Marquette, Neb.; a sister, Esther Cohoon, Murray; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Wanda Wagner; two brothers; Walter Smith and Bill Smith; four sisters, Odell Barnett, Marie Parrish, Ruth Rhoades and Katie Joseph; and a grandson, Mark Wagner.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cline's Mortuary, 412 Main, Victoria; burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Gorham, with military honors by Victoria V.F.W. Post No. 1751. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, both at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to Russell Church of Christ in care of the mortuary.
Hays Daily News, 2/17/2007
Ross B. Smith, 94, Murray, Ky., formerly of Gorham, and Victoria, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital. He was born March 15, 1912, in Murray to Charles and Ella (Bushart) Smith.
He married Anne E. Dinkel on Aug. 7, 1945, in Victoria. She preceded him in death Oct. 21, 2002.
He was a retired farmer. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of Glandale Road Church of Christ, Murray, and a former member of Church of Christ, Russell.
Survivors include two sons, William Smith and wife, Deb, Topeka, and Wayne Smith, Wichita; a daughter, Wanita Sander and husband, Darrell, Marquette, Neb.; a sister, Esther Cohoon, Murray; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Wanda Wagner; two brothers; Walter Smith and Bill Smith; four sisters, Odell Barnett, Marie Parrish, Ruth Rhoades and Katie Joseph; and a grandson, Mark Wagner.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cline's Mortuary, 412 Main, Victoria; burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Gorham, with military honors by Victoria V.F.W. Post No. 1751. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, both at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to Russell Church of Christ in care of the mortuary.
Hays Daily News, 2/17/2007
He married Anne E. Dinkel on Aug. 7, 1945, in Victoria. She preceded him in death Oct. 21, 2002.
He was a retired farmer. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of Glandale Road Church of Christ, Murray, and a former member of Church of Christ, Russell.
Survivors include two sons, William Smith and wife, Deb, Topeka, and Wayne Smith, Wichita; a daughter, Wanita Sander and husband, Darrell, Marquette, Neb.; a sister, Esther Cohoon, Murray; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Wanda Wagner; two brothers; Walter Smith and Bill Smith; four sisters, Odell Barnett, Marie Parrish, Ruth Rhoades and Katie Joseph; and a grandson, Mark Wagner.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cline's Mortuary, 412 Main, Victoria; burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Gorham, with military honors by Victoria V.F.W. Post No. 1751. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, both at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to Russell Church of Christ in care of the mortuary.
Hays Daily News, 2/17/2007
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