Harold J. 'Hal' Smith
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Dec. 19, 1928, in Mentone, to Floyd E. and Hazel Ethel Swihart Smith. On Aug. 16, 1950, in Indianapolis, he married Janet "Jan" Ashby, who survives.
A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, he was service manager at Bledsoe Buick Pontiac for 25 years and Bruce Petro GM for 10 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of Masonic Temple Warsaw Lodge 73 and Mizpah Shrine, Fort Wayne, and past president of Kosciusko County Shrine Club, Mini Bike Patrol and Mizpah Dune Patrol. He was a 1947 Pierceton High School graduate.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Phil (Deb) Brown, Warsaw, and Mrs. Russ (Peg) Rainwater, Stilwell, Kan.; a son, Mike (and wife Jan) Smith, Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren: Kevin (and wife Cindy) Brown, Katrina Moyer and Korey Brown, all of Warsaw; Mrs. Trent (Tanya) Gordon, Wellsville, Kans.; and Tara, Jamie, Cassie and Chelsey Smith, all of Fort Wayne; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Art Smith.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with Chaplain Tom Everett officiating.
No calling is planned.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials to Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707.
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
He was born Dec. 19, 1928, in Mentone, to Floyd E. and Hazel Ethel Swihart Smith. On Aug. 16, 1950, in Indianapolis, he married Janet "Jan" Ashby, who survives.
A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, he was service manager at Bledsoe Buick Pontiac for 25 years and Bruce Petro GM for 10 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of Masonic Temple Warsaw Lodge 73 and Mizpah Shrine, Fort Wayne, and past president of Kosciusko County Shrine Club, Mini Bike Patrol and Mizpah Dune Patrol. He was a 1947 Pierceton High School graduate.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Phil (Deb) Brown, Warsaw, and Mrs. Russ (Peg) Rainwater, Stilwell, Kan.; a son, Mike (and wife Jan) Smith, Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren: Kevin (and wife Cindy) Brown, Katrina Moyer and Korey Brown, all of Warsaw; Mrs. Trent (Tanya) Gordon, Wellsville, Kans.; and Tara, Jamie, Cassie and Chelsey Smith, all of Fort Wayne; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Art Smith.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with Chaplain Tom Everett officiating.
No calling is planned.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials to Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707.
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
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