Obit of Smith, Joe Bernard (s530) - Murray County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Dennis Muncrief 16 Oct 2004 Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Smith Roff Butterfield Originally posted: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/1098 Joe Bernard Smith Graveside services for Joe Bernard Smith, 81, Ada were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at East Hill Cemetery in Roff with Deacon Mike Radosevich officiating. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, was in charge of arrangements. Born November 14, 1992 in Sherman, Texas to Asa Butterfield and Mildred Roff Smith, he died Saturday, Oct. 9 at a Sulphur nursing home. He was a direct descendant of Roff pioneers who settled Roff in Indian Territory in 1883. He spent his early childhood in Sherman, Texas, but later became a longtime resident of Sulphur before moving to Ada 15 years ago. He was a general maintenance technician and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was an avid fisherman and musical composer. Survivors include a nephew, Paul Young, Ada and a niece, Shirley Ann Baber, Norman. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mildred L. Young. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm