Statler Family Obituaries
Smith, Charles Clayton
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Charles Clayton Smith, 86, of Perryville died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Perry Oaks Manor in Perryville. He was born April 1, 1923, in Whitewater, son of Arthur Vernon and Clola Idell Ramsey Smith. He and Pauline Virginia Birkman were married Sept. 19, 1945, in Arkansas...
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Printed in the Friday, April 3, 2009 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO
A funeral will be held Saturday, April 4th, 2009 for 86-year-old Charles Clayton Smith, of Perryville who died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Perry Oaks Manor.
He was born April 1, 1923, in Whitewater, son of Arthur Vernon and Clola Idell Ramsey Smith who both preceded him in death.
He married Pauline Virginia Birkman Sept. 19, 1945, in Arkansas. She survives.
He is also survived by two sons, Larry Smith and wife Joyce of Houston and Gary Smith and wife Ellen of St. Louis; two daughters, Sharon Pierce and husband Steven of Holliston, Massachusetts, and Lisa Stark and husband Kenneth of Perryville; a brother, Vernon "Dayton" Smith of Cape Girardeau; two sisters, Viola Geiser of Cape Girardeau and Alma Hoffstetter of Perryville; five grandchildren, Michael Pierce and wife Gloria, Gregory Pierce, Matthew Smith, Kellen Stark, Conner Stark; and a great-grandchild, Isabel Pierce.
He was also preceded in death by a brother and four sisters.
He served in the U.S. Navy from June 16, 1944, to June 27, 1946.
He worked at General Motors and was a member of UAW-CIO Local 25.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
A funeral for 86-year-old Charles Clayton Smith, of Perryville will be held at noon Saturday at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating.
Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau with military rites by Missouri Honor Guard.
Memorials may be made to Am Heart Hospice.
Printed in the Sun-Times Newspaper, Perryville, MO
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