Individual Details
Roy Kenneth Smith
(29 May 1926 - 1 Mar 2010)
Services for Roy K. "Ted" Smith, 83, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Bud Ross officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Mr. Smith died Monday, March 1, 2010, at his home. He was born May 29, 1926, at Fitzhugh to Hiram Edmond and Anna Bell Saunders Smith.
He graduated from Ada High School, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then studied at East Central University where he received a lifetime teaching certificate. He taught at El Reno High School, then returned to Ada to work in the family business, Smith's Country Store. He later owned and operated a service station in Ada, and also did boat engine repair until his retirement. He married Billie Jean Austin Sept. 6, 1947, at Clovis, N.M. She died Dec. 18, 2003. Survivors include two sons, Mack A. Smith and wife Joyce, Stonewall, and Jeffrey K. Smith and wife Jill, Warrensburg, Mo.; two granddaughters, Amy Smith, Oklahoma City, and Jaclyn Smith, Lenexa, Kan.; two sisters, Jeanette Mitchell, El Reno, and Cherrye Lucas, Annapolis, Md; and other extended family members. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.
Bearers will be Stan Compton, Phil Lansford, Phil Lawrence, Bill Bailey, Jim Platt and Clay Hamilton. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada.
Ada Evening News, March 3-4, 2010
He graduated from Ada High School, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then studied at East Central University where he received a lifetime teaching certificate. He taught at El Reno High School, then returned to Ada to work in the family business, Smith's Country Store. He later owned and operated a service station in Ada, and also did boat engine repair until his retirement. He married Billie Jean Austin Sept. 6, 1947, at Clovis, N.M. She died Dec. 18, 2003. Survivors include two sons, Mack A. Smith and wife Joyce, Stonewall, and Jeffrey K. Smith and wife Jill, Warrensburg, Mo.; two granddaughters, Amy Smith, Oklahoma City, and Jaclyn Smith, Lenexa, Kan.; two sisters, Jeanette Mitchell, El Reno, and Cherrye Lucas, Annapolis, Md; and other extended family members. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.
Bearers will be Stan Compton, Phil Lansford, Phil Lawrence, Bill Bailey, Jim Platt and Clay Hamilton. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada.
Ada Evening News, March 3-4, 2010
Events
| Birth | 29 May 1926 | Fitzhugh, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 9 Apr 1940 | (Hiram Edmond Smith and Anna Belle Saunders) Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma |  |  | |
| Marriage | 6 Sep 1947 | Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico - Billie Jean Austin | |||
| Death | 1 Mar 2010 | Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | | | |
| Obituary | 3 Mar 2010 | Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | | | |
| Burial | 5 Mar 2010 | Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | |
Families
| Spouse | Billie Jean Austin (1928 - 2003) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Hiram Edmond Smith (1893 - 1962) |
| Mother | Anna Belle Saunders (1894 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Glenn Saunders Smith (1914 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Harold Edmond Smith (1917 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Cherrye Smith (1920 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Anna Jeanette Smith (1922 - 2017) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
H E Smith Male 46 Texas - Salesman, retail grocery storeAnna B Smith Wife F 48 Texas
Harold Smith Son M 22 Oklahoma - Salesman, retail grocery store
Cherry Smith Daughter F 19 Oklahoma
Jeannette Smith Daughter F 17 Oklahoma
Ted Smith Son M 13 Oklahoma
Death
Roy K SmithState Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence Pontotoc, Oklahoma
Previous Residence Postal Code 74871
Age 84
Birth Date 29 May 1926
Death Date 01 Mar 2010
Obituary
Deceased Name: Mr Roy K Or Ted SmithSex: Male
Age: 83
Event Date: 03 Mar 2010
Event Place: Oklahoma, United States
Residence Date: 26 Feb 2010
Residence Place: Ada
Death Date: 01 Mar 2010
Death Place: Ada
Birth Date: 29 May 1926
Birthplace: Fitzhugh
Newspaper: Ada Evening News, The
Spouse and Children
Billie Jean Austin Wife Female
Mack A Smith Son Male
Jeffrey K Smith Son Male
Stonewall Smith Son Male
Parents and Siblings
Hiram Edmond Father Male
Anna Bell Saunders Smith Mother Female
Jeanette Mitchell Sister Female
Cherrye Lucas Sister Female
Extended Family
Joyce Smith Daughter-In-Law Female
Jill Daughter-In-Law Female
Amy Smith Granddaughter Female
Jaclyn Smith Granddaughter Female
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBK6-42F.
2. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQSC-3TP.
3. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPL-1TM2.
4. Find a Grave Memorial 49062934.