Fay Dean Smith^[1]

1931 - 2013  (82 years)

• Name	Fay Dean Smith
  Born	3 Apr 1931	Optima, Texas County, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Optima, Texas County, Oklahoma   [2]
  Died	5 Aug 2013	Nickerson, Kansas   [3]
  Buried	12 Aug 2013	Fairlawn Cemetery, Reno County, Kansas   [4]
  Person ID	I404717	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Howard H. Smith,   b. 1897, Ohio ,   d. 1938  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Ethel Whaley,   b. 1907, Oklahoma ,   d. 1991  (Age 84 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1928	Texas County, Oklahoma   [5]
  Family ID	F160662	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Beverly Davis
  Children	+ 1. Gwendolen Smith   2. Gale Smith   3. Troy Dean Smith,   b. 1962,   d. Dec 1994  (Age 32 years)   4. Gina Smith
  Family ID	F160666	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Anah Marie Hinkle,   d. Mar 2006
  Family ID	F160667	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Hutchinson News (KS), 20 Mar 2010. Lawrence Gene "Smitty" Smith obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Fay Deon Smith Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Optima, Optima Town, Texas, Oklahoma, United States Gender Male Age 9 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Oklahoma Birth Year (Estimated) 1931 Last Place of Residence Rural, Texas, Oklahoma HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Ethel Smith Head F 32 Oklahoma Lawerence Jean Smith Son M 12 Oklahoma Fay Deon Smith Son M 9 Oklahoma Deloris Smith Daughter F 8 Oklahoma [S142] Newspaper Article, Guymon Daily Herald (OK), 10 Aug 2013. Fay D. Smith was born April 3, 1931 in Optima, to Howard and Ethel ( Whaley ) Smith . He passed away at his home in Nickerson, Ks. on August 5, 2013 at the age of 82. Fay retired from the Kansas Dept. of Transportation and was a US Navy Veteran serving four years. Fay married Beverly Davis and to this union 4 children were born; Gwendolen, Gale, Troy, and Gina. He later married Anah Marie Hinkle and added 2 step-daughtersm, Cynde and Vicky and a son of the heart, Mark Musso. Fay is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Anah Marie Hinkle Smith (2006); son, Troy Smith (1994); a brother, Lawrence Smith (2012); and a great-granddaughter, Shelby Stowell (2009). He leaves to mourn his passing 3 daughters, Gwendolen (Bryan) Stowell of Nickerson, Ks., Gale Buckwalter (Alan Janzen), Gina (John) Scott both of Hutchinson, Kan.; step-daughters, Cynde (Dave) Wedel of Buhler, Kan. and Vicky Metz of Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Delores "Sis" Cook of Hutchinson, Kan. and sister-in law, Maxine Smith of Arizona; 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; son of the heart, Mark Musso and a niece and nephews. Memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society and Hospice of Reno County. The family has chosen cremation. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held at Fairlawn Cemetery on Monday, August 12 2013 at 2 p.m. with Military Honors. A Celebration of Life gathering at Fay's house will be held after the service. Old Mission Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services are entrusted with the arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 135483842). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Howard H Smith Event Type Marriage Event Date 18 Feb 1928 Event Place Hooker, Woods, Oklahoma, United States (sic) Gender Male Age 28 Birth Year (Estimated) 1900 Spouse's Name Ethel Whaley Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1908 Page 313 "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-29872-3013-20?cc=1709399 : accessed 7 September 2015), > image 1 of 1; county courthouses, Oklahoma.