Biographies and Obituaries
In loving memory
Robert Donald Smith
28 Mar 1913 - 30 Oct 1997
Oaktown
Robert D. Smith, 84, formerly of Plainville, died at Oak Village, Oaktown,
Tuesday at 10:20PM. He had been in failing health for several years.
The funeral will be at 2:30PM Tuesday at the Poindexter-Hall and McClure
Funeral Home, Washington. The Rev. Donald Smith will officiate. Interment
will be in the Plainville Cemetery. Friends may begin calling at 10AM
Tuesday. He was born on March 28, 1913 in Daviess County to George
W. and Carrie M. (Pierce) Smith. He married his first wife, Wanita
Osmon, on Nov. 23, 1934 and she preceded him in death in 1967. He then
married his second wife, Helen Walls, on Dec. 22, 1967 and she preceded
him in death in 1988. Mr. Smith was a farmer/miller working at the
Plainville Milling Co. and retiring in 1975. He attended Frady United
Methodist Church and was a former Plainville Lions Club member. Surviving
are his children, a son, the Rev. Donald R. Smith, Martinsville; two
daughters, Linda Rutherford and Carolyn Baker, both of Lafayette; six
grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by two wives; a sister, Ethel Gilliatt; a grandson, Jeremy Robert Smith
and a granddaughter, Carrie Baker Klein. In lieu of flowers, remembrances
may be made to the Oak Village N.C., Oaktown or Southern Indiana United
Methodist Church Foundation.
Contributed by: Janice Smith Hagmeier