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William P "Bill" Smith
Jan 30, 1938 - Apr 11, 2019
Posted by Martha Reddout
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Whinery Funeral Service
Sayre, OK
(permission granted)
Bill grew up New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio and joined the United States Air Force at the age of 17. He was stationed in Georgia, Oklahoma, England, California, Germany, South Carolina during his 23 year career in the service. While Bill was enlisted he was married to Katherine Kay Walters on March 30, 1959 at St. Francis south of Canute, Oklahoma. Together they lived the military lifestyle and raised their children traveling to different bases around the world. Upon his discharge in 1978 they moved Burns Flat, Oklahoma where they made their home and Bill attended college at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. He was employed with Ed's Conoco in Burns Flat for a few years before being employed with Burns Flat schools where he worked at the bus barn and maintained the facilities, automobiles and buses until his retirement in 2003. Bill was a volunteer with the Burns Flat ambulance and also enjoyed fishing, bowling, yard work, planting flowers and spending time with family and especially attending his grandchildren and great grandchildren school activities and sporting events.
He is preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Cecelia Werry, one brother, Charles Smith and a granddaughter, Jessica Ankney.
He is survived by wife, Katherine, of the home; 3 children, Terry Ankney and husband, Jon, Burns Flat, OK, Billy Smith and wife, April, Chester, OK and Mark Smith and wife, Rhonda, Edmond, OK; 10 grandchildren, Geneice Jones and husband, Josh, Brandon Ankney and wife, Jamie, Amber Smith and husband, Kyle Dodds, Brittany Smith, James Scott, Jacob, Madison and Mercedes Klaver, Alanda Lavalleur and husband, Sam and Blake Smith; 8 great grandchildren, Zander, Zachary, Zoe, Braxton, Brylee, Lucas, Linlee, Bensley; 2 brothers, Bobby Smith and wife, Peggy, Ohio, Richard Smith and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, April 15, 2019, 10:30 AM at St. Matthews Catholic Church officiated by Father Philip Louis.
Burial will be at the St. Francis Cemetery under the direction of Whinery Funeral Service, Elk City.
Visitation
Saturday, April 13, 2019
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Whinery Funeral Service
403 W. Country Club
Elk City, Oklahoma 73644
Visitation
Sunday, April 14, 2019
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Whinery Funeral Service
403 W. Country Club
Elk City, Oklahoma 73644
Mass of Christian Burial
Monday, April 15, 2019
10:30 AM
St. Matthew Catholic
Church
3001 East Highway 66
Elk City, Oklahoma 73644
Burial following at St. Francis Cemetery. (Actually buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery)
A video keepsake is available through the funeral home.
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