Owens J Smith

1911 - 2006  (95 years)

• Name	Owens J Smith
  Born	3 Dec 1911	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Dec 2006	Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Owens J. Smith, 95, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away on December 30, 2006, at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens, Ohio. Mr. Smith was born on December 3, 1911, in Ripley, WV, a son of the late Albert Lawrence Smith and Mindy Belle Hill Smith. He was formerly employed by the Meigs County Board of Education as a school bus driver.  He was a trustee for Bedford Township; carpenter with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America; Pomeroy Local 650; Lifetime member of the VFW and also Lifetime member of the American Legion of Rutland, Ohio; member of the IOOF(Oddfellows) in Pomeroy, Ohio, and the IOOF Grand Lodge of Ohio.  He enjoyed the livestock markets, square dancing, hunting and fishing, and the outdoors.  He also was employed with the B & O Railroad, and was a coal miner.  He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. Surviving is his wife, Luretta M. Lockhart Smith, of the home; children, Ruth Ann Dunfee and her husband Randy, Coolville, Ohio; and Howard L. Lockhart and fiancee Mary Ann Poole, Pomeroy, Ohio; Ruthie Siber and her husband Glen, Parkersburg, WV; grandchildren, Howard L. Lockhart, Jr., and Holly and Hannah Dunfee; sisters, Mabel and Maxine; brother, Lowen; special niece, Jeanie Flanigan and her husband Don, Ravenswood, WV; special sister-in-law, Dorothy Weekley, Ravenswood, WV; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Hazel Ankrum Smith; son, Dale Lockhart; sister, Catherine, and a baby sister; brothers, Estel, Oley, Russell; and a brother-in-law, George Weekley. Services were held on Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, WV, with Reverend Gerald Sayre officiating.  Burial followed in Ravenswood Cemetery, with graveside military rites provided by Ravenswood VFW 6669.   Friends visited the family at the funeral home on Tuesday, January 2, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., time of service. Condolences may be expressed to the Smith family at roush1us2000@yahoo.com.
  Person ID	I55769	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2007

  
  

  Father	Albert Lawrence Smith, Jr,   b. Abt 1884, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Minda Bell Hill,   b. 29 Dec 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	10 Jun 1906	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 155 Smith, Albert L Jr 25 m1- 4y WV KY KY Minda B 25 m1- 4y 2-2 children WVWVOH Estel R son 2 Mabel da 10/12 1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 37 Smith, Lawrence 35 Minda B 35 Estel R son 12 Mabel J(?) da 10 Owens J son 8 Russel son 6 Aley L son 2.8 1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 100-105 all WVWVWV Smith, A L Jr 45 m age 22 Minda B 45 m age 22 Estel son 22 Mabel dau 20 Owens son 18 Russel son 15 Loen son 7 Maxine dau 4 Catholine dau 4 Hill, Henry A uncle 48 S JCBR female 6/11/1920
  Family ID	F15170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S21] Obit. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.