George Smith
George Smith
George Smith

Obituary of George Smith

GEORGE T. SMITH, JR. Tom Smith, Jr., 76, of Port Charlotte, Florida died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born March 23, 1933 in Gas City, Indiana to George Thomas and Sylvia L. (nee Hays) Smith. Mr. Smith was a longtime resident of Gas City, Indiana before moving to the Punta Gorda area in 1988 from Atlanta, Georgia. He worked as a mold maker for Owens-Illinois, was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the US Air Force as a Sergeant, and also attended Peace River Wesleyan Church in Port Charlotte. Mr. Smith is survived by his loving wife, Ruth Aline (nee Moore) Smith of Port Charlotte; children, George Thomas (Capri) Smith, III of Port Charlotte, Julie Ann (Michael) O'Reilly of Port Charlotte, Darrell David Henkel of Indiana, and C. Randall Reasen of Naples, FL; brother, Charles Michael (Marilyn) Smith of Williamsburg, VA; sister Mary Joan Brown of Port Charlotte; 6 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends on Friday, January 8, 2010 from 2-3:00PM at James A. McKee Funeral Homes, 14538 S. Tamiami Trail in North Port. Funeral Services will follow at the funeral home. Additional services will be Monday, January 11, 2010 at Needham, Storey, Wampner Funeral Service in Gas City, IN with interment to follow at Riverside Cemetery in Gas City. Visit Tom's tribute wall at www.schelmfh.com. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations to be made in loving memory of Tom to Tidewell Hospice, Inc., 5955 Rand Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34288 or American Cancer Society, 992 Tamiami Trail Unit C-2, Port Charlotte, FL 33953. Arrangements by Paul Schelm Funeral Home in Port Charlotte. Phone (941) 625-3535
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Riverside Cemetery S. Broadway St. Gas City, IN, 46933
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