Earl Smith
d. January 29, 2014
Date Died: January 29, 2014
Decatur: Earl Smith, 75, went to be with our Lord, Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in Decatur, Texas.
Funeral service is 11 a.m. Monday, February 3rd at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery No. 1. Family will receive friends 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Earl was born December 17, 1938 in Durant, Oklahoma to Joseph Delbert and Frieda Roseman (Green) Smith. He retired from Bell Helicopter Textron as a wood pattern maker after 37 years of service. Earl served in the U.S. Army.
Left behind to cherish his memory are three sons, Robert Earl Smith of Decatur, Charles Warren Smith of Red Oak and Jeffery Wayne Smith of Keller; daughter, Sylvia Joanne Hayden of Leander; 7 granddaughters, Stacey Michelle Clemmens of North Richland Hills, Charlotte Raquel Hayden and Chelsi Anne Schuneman both Leander, Texas, Logan Whitney Smith of Arlington, Christina Yvonne Butterworth of Hurst, Sara Gardner of Dallas and Casi Kruse Thorne of Red Oak; 5 grandsons, Dakota Jordan Smith of Dallas, Bobby Ray Hayden, III of Leander, Kevin Kruse of Red Oak and Eric Elson of Keller; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Earl was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Yvonne Smith.
Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home Decatur, Texas 940/627-5959