Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Corsicana Daily Sun
July 28, 2006

T.E. “Ted” Smith 7-29-06

T.E. “Ted” Smith, a resident of Streetman, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2006,
at Scott and White Hospital in Temple at the age of 79. He was born in 
Streetman on Oct. 16, 1926, to Isaac “Ike” Smith and Beulah Carroll Smith.

He served in World War II in the United States Navy on the USS Hornet in the
Pacific receiving numerous citations. Mr. Smith was a 32nd degree mason after a
50-year membership of the Midlothian Lodge, Shriner-Hella Temple of Dallas. He 
retired from TXI in Midlothian and returned to the family ranch in Streetman 
where he and his wife enjoyed raising Registered Brangus Cattle on their Texas
Century Ranch. He also served as a deacon at First Baptist Church in Streetman.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ike and Beulah Smith; brother, H.C. 
Smith; son, Michael Smith; and granddaughter, Shannon McGuire.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, June Smith of Streetman; daughters and
son-in-laws, Sandra and Larry Briggs of Midlothian and Connie and Kent McGuire
of Waxahachie; daughter-in-law, Pat Smith of Southlake; grandchildren, Tiffany
and Corbett Guest, Stacy Briggs, Michael and Dana Smith, Elizabeth Smith, 
Stephen and Carly McGuire and Conor McGuire; great-grandchildren, Stephanie 
Smith, Abigail Smith, Elijah Guest and lan McGuire; sister and brother-in-law, 
Ginger and Wayne Mayo of Dallas; and niece, Jo Frances Hinshaw of Corsicana.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral 
Home in Corsicana.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral 
Home Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Mahoney officiating and music by Jimmie Ross 
Young with burial following at Cade Cemetery in Streetman. Pallbearers will be
Michael Smith, Conor McGuire, Stephen McGuire, Corbett Guest, Calvert Carroll
and Holland Gregory.

Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.