Obit of Smith, R.L. "Smitty" - Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

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::Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery--Bakersfield CA

Smith, R.L. "Smitty"

Visitation for R.L. "Smitty" Smith will be held at Basham Funeral 
Care (3312 Niles Street) on Friday, September 15, 2006 from 4:00-8:00 
p.m. Funeral services will be held at Calvary Chapel of Bakersfield 
(1212 Brentwood Drive) on Saturday morning, September 16, 2006 at 
10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. R.L. is 
preceded in death by his mother and father, Sarah Cupps and Joe 
Smith; son-in-law, Ronnie Smith and his brother-in-law, Vernon 
Palmer. He leaves behind to celebrate his life his wife, Margarett 
Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Gloria and Mike Bigler; daughter, 
Debbie Smith; grandchildren, Jason Johnson and Krystal Smith all of 
Bakersfield; brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Darlene Smith; 
sister, Josie Lou Fields; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Johnny 
Mulkey; sister, Winnie Smith; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jerry 
and Debbie Palmer; sister-in-law, Carol Palmer as well as numerous 
nieces and nephews. Smitty was born December 11, 1933 in Blanco, 
Oklahoma and he went to be with our Lord and Savior on September 7, 
2006. His family moved to Bakersfield when he was 12 years old. He 
worked for Hank Broughton in his neighborhood grocery store for a few 
years in his late teens. He married Margarett Palmer, his wife of 54 
years at the age of 19. He went to work in the oilfields in his early 
20's at Pacific Western which was owned by J. Paul Getty which later 
became Tidwater Association. Then the name was changed to Getty Oil 
Co. and later was bought out by Texaco Oil. In his early years he 
worked on a production rig and he later became a foreman working his 
way up to senior production foreman. He retired in the late 1980's 
after 30 years of service. He had a passion for growing things. He 
had a beautiful garden and lots of fruit trees. He died at home being 
able to look out and see his garden and trees from his bedroom. That 
made him very happy. He sometimes could be a gruff man but all who 
knew him personally knew of the kind and gentle person he really was. 
His family was very important to him. The family would like to thank 
the nurses of Bakersfield Heart Hospital for their wonderful care. We 
will be seeing you in God's garden. For additional service or floral 
delivery information, please contact Basham Funeral Care at 873-8200. 
R.L. "Smitty" Smith Dec. 11, 1933 - Sept. 7, 2006 Basham Funeral Care

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/14/2006.
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