Obit of Smith, Raymond Glen  - Kay County, Oklahoma

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Smith, Raymond Glen

Raymond Glen Smith Nov. 5, 1948 - Mar. 23, 2006 Doughter-Calhoun-
O'Meara Funeral Directors. Legacy.com Graveside Service will be held 
at Greenlawn Southwest, 2739 Panama Lane, Bakersfield, CA, at 10:30 
a.m. for Raymond G. Smith, who crossed the Great Divide on March 23, 
2006 after a lengthy battle with congestive heart disease. There will 
be a viewing on Monday, March 27th at Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara 
Mortuary located at 1100 Truxtun Ave. from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Ray, 
as he was known to everyone, was born on November 5th, 1948 in Ponca 
City Oklahoma to Raymond Glenn Smith Sr. and Helen Fisher Smith. He 
was 57. He moved to California in 1961 where he graduated from Mira 
Costa High School in Manhattan Beach CA. in 1967. He was a Veteran of 
the United States Army, serving in Germany for 2 years and proud to 
be an American. Ray was owner and operator of Startec Satellite for 
25 years. He was a long time member of The National Rifle 
Association, The American Mountain Men, and the Breckenridge 
buckskinners reenactment group. Ray was a serial practical jokester. 
He had a love of the great outdoors and American history. Ray enjoyed 
sharing his skills and knowledge with his grandchildren. Everyone who 
crossed Ray's Path will remember him as a unique and giving 
individual. Ray is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Gemma 
Smith, sons Eric(Susan) Brian Smith, Alan Willis (Judy) brothers 
Perry(Rose) Smith, Harold Marlor, Leslie(Stephanie ) Hopper and David 
Hopper, grandsons Alex, Brent, and Cameron Willis Chandler Smith, 
granddaughter Noel Smith and loving nieces and nephews and extended 
family members and Tiger the cat. The family would like to thank 
Kaiser Permanente, all of Ray's doctors and caring staff. Services 
will be held, Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 3/26/2006.
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