Jack Smith's Obituary
Jack Chester Smith, son of John Wesley and Dovie Lou Martin Smith, was born July 31, 1930, in Alabama. He departed this life Friday, October 16, 2009, in Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, Missouri, at the age of seventy-nine years, two months and sixteen days. On February 18, 1955, in Meridian, Mississippi, he was united in marriage to Caroline Christine McAfee and to this union three daughters were born. Together they shared forty-eight years until her passing on September 12, 2003. He was also preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Margaret Russell; and two brothers, Joe Smith and James Smith. Survivors include his daughters, Jackie Javor of Osage Beach, Missouri, Shirley Pierce of Steger, Illinois, and Sandy Richard of Kaiser, Missouri; six grandchildren Robert Reitz, Jason Bell, Jillian Pierce, Ashley Richards, Rachel Richard and Adam Richard; two great-grandchildren, Austin Bishop Bell and Caroline Bell; a sister, Betty Thomas of Bay View, Alabama; a brother, John Smith of Bay View, Alabama; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Jack was raised in Alabama and attended school there. He enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served his country during the Korean War. After being honorably discharged from the Army, he moved to the Chicago area. It was there that he met and married his wife. He lived most of his life in the Chicago area working as a Stationary Engineer of US Steel. They retired to the Lake of the Ozarks in 1989. He had been a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Sauk Village, Illinois. He was a hard worker and enjoyed the simple things in life. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family and friends. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother and uncle and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and his accomplishments and will treasure the memories he created for his family and friends. Services will be held at 12:00pm on Thursday October 22, 2009 at the Concordia Cemetery Chapel in Hammond, IN. Burial will be in the Concordia Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00am until time of service under the direction of the Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home Camdenton, Missouri. Return to top
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