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Richard “Dick” Smith

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Richard “Dick” Smith

Birth
Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Death
27 Jul 1988 (aged 81)
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
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Richard Smith, 81, 1004 Twinn St., died Wednesday at 3 a.m. in his home.

Born on Aug. 25, 1906, in Sandusky County to Benjamin L. and Maude (Garner) Smith, he married Stella S. Stopher-Lewis. She survives.

Also surviving are daughters, Delores Smith of Clyde, Joyce Holcomb of Gibsonburg, Carol Bouldin of Helena; sons, Kenneth and James, both of Helena, Thomas of Fremont and Richard of Toledo; 36 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are a brother Virgil of Vaughsville, Ohio and a sister, Grace Alcorn of Lodi, Calif. He was preceded by two wives, Mae E. Morgan, she died in 1937 and Orvetta Ostrander, she died in 1978; two sons, Benjamin and Edward, and a daughter, Rosemary; a grandson, Leslie Smith; three brothers and a sister and a step son - Carl Lewis.

Mr. Smith was a member of the Moose, the Eagles, the Basic Refractory Quarter Century Club, Clowns of Ohio and the WSOS Senior Citizens. He was a foreman at Basic Refactory, retiring in 1969 after 32 years. He also worked as a piano tuner.

Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Keller-Ochs-Koch Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Thusday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday.
Richard Smith, 81, 1004 Twinn St., died Wednesday at 3 a.m. in his home.

Born on Aug. 25, 1906, in Sandusky County to Benjamin L. and Maude (Garner) Smith, he married Stella S. Stopher-Lewis. She survives.

Also surviving are daughters, Delores Smith of Clyde, Joyce Holcomb of Gibsonburg, Carol Bouldin of Helena; sons, Kenneth and James, both of Helena, Thomas of Fremont and Richard of Toledo; 36 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are a brother Virgil of Vaughsville, Ohio and a sister, Grace Alcorn of Lodi, Calif. He was preceded by two wives, Mae E. Morgan, she died in 1937 and Orvetta Ostrander, she died in 1978; two sons, Benjamin and Edward, and a daughter, Rosemary; a grandson, Leslie Smith; three brothers and a sister and a step son - Carl Lewis.

Mr. Smith was a member of the Moose, the Eagles, the Basic Refractory Quarter Century Club, Clowns of Ohio and the WSOS Senior Citizens. He was a foreman at Basic Refactory, retiring in 1969 after 32 years. He also worked as a piano tuner.

Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Keller-Ochs-Koch Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Thusday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday.

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  • Created by: John Tate
  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79208391/richard-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Richard “Dick” Smith (26 Aug 1906–27 Jul 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79208391, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by John Tate (contributor 47119982).