Obit of Smith, Darrell W - Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.net>    27 Jan 2008
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Smith, Darrell W.

DARRELL W. age 77, of Plano, Texas. Died Nov. 18 after a brief battle 
with cancer. He was born Sept. 18, 1925 in Ada, Okla. Beloved husband, 
father and grandfather, he is survived by his wife of 56 years, Ima Jo 
Smith; daughter Gerri Smith of Fremont, CA; son, Michael Smith of St. 
Charles, MO; granddaughters Laila, Lily and Reghan; a brother, Jack A. 
Smith of Oklahoma City, OK; his brothers- and sisters-in-law Myron and 
Dell Meador of Plano, TX, Frank and Maurine Johnson of Dallas, TX and 
Fleeta Green of Lubbock, TX; and a host of nieces, nephews and great-
nieces and great-nephews. He served in the Navy in World War II aboard 
the U.S.S. Kalk earning the Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal and 
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal- 1 star. During the Korean War, he 
served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Sill, OH. He owned and operated a bakery 
in Midwest City, OK for 27 years, where he volunteered for Mid-Del Youth 
and Family Services, and was a member of Wickline United Methodist Church 
and the Kiawanis Club. In 1972, he graduated magna cum laude from Central 
State University in Edmond with a B.S. in Business Administration, and 
received his C.P.A. certificate in 1974. He worked for Tinker Air Force 
Base and Health and Human Services in Oklahoma City, and after moving 
to Virginia and later Maryland, retired in 1994 from the Department of 
Energy Oil Pricing Enforcement Program in Washington, D.C. At the 
department, he worked as a fraud examiner and compliance auditor. In 
Plano, he worked for Jackson Hewitt during tax season and was a volunteer 
at St. Andrew United Methodist Church. He also especially loved spending 
time with his brothers- and sisters-in-law in Texas. Services were held 
at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano, TX on Nov. 21st with the 
Rev. Kathryn MaGee, the Rev. Charles Stokes and the Rev. Doug Meyer 
presiding.

Published in the Oklahoman on 12/1/2002.
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