Statler Family Obituaries
Smith, William R. "Bill"
ST. MARY, Mo. — William R. "Bill" Smith, 82, of St. Mary died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at Perry Oaks Manor in Perryville, Mo.
He was born Aug. 27, 1926, in Perry County, Mo., son of Edward and Viola Mattingly Smith. He and Virginia Franklin were married Aug. 16, 1947, at Perryville.
Smith was an auto mechanic. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of Christ the Savior Catholic Church in Brewer, Mo.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Larry Smith of Bonne Terre, Mo.; a daughter, Pat Rutledge of High Ridge, Mo.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, three sisters and a grandson.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at Miller Family Funeral Home.
Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. today at the Christ the Savior Catholic Church in Brewer, with the Rev. Bill Rhinehart officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, with graveside military honors courtesy of American Legion Post No. 133.
Printed in the Monday, December 22, 2008 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO.
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