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Travis Donald Smith

13 Mar 1927 – 8 Aug 2013

Birth	13 Mar 1927
Death	8 Aug 2013
Cemetery	Visalia Public Cemetery Visalia , Tulare County , California , USA
Added by	Janet Y (Arney) Thiessen on 13 Aug 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115368582

Bio

Travis Donald Smith Travis Donald Smith, 86 of Visalia, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013. He was born in Tira, Texas on March 13, 1927 to Tom and Annie Bee Smith. Travis had spent the last 70+ years in California and mainly in Visalia. Travis enlisted in the United States Army for a short time until the war ended and was honorably discharged. As a young man he worked in the fields picking fruit and cotton on a seasonal basis and later worked in the Richmond, CA shipyards building ships prior to the bread business. Most people knew or met Travis while he was driving a Bread truck for various bread companies such as Holsum, Sally Ann, Rainbo, Langendorf and Toscana for 35 years. After retiring from the bread business he and his wife, Marjorie purchased the "Loading Chute Bar and Restaurant" in Woodlake, CA where they operated that business for 19 years. Many people will remember Travis as a comical, gregarious man who loved nothing more than to sit around and talk, tell stories about his life as a boy in Texas while chewing and spitting Favorite or Red Man Chewing tobacco (which he kindly shared with his grandsons at an early age). One of Travis's passions was owning and roping off his big sorrel horse "Red" aka "Billy Wahoo Jr." Travis had a special bond with his brothers, Thomas Edward, Ralph and Murrell Smith, when they were all together it was evident how much they cared for one another. Thomas Edward and Murrell along with his parents preceded him in death. Travis married Marjorie Johnson of Delano, CA in May of 1976 and has spent the past 37 years together. Travis is survived by his sons, Donald Smith (Norma), Sam Smith (Charlene), Gino Freselli (Susan), David Freselli (Lisa) and two daughters, Brenda Burnett and Amanda Patton (Dennis). The many grandchildren of Travis will remember him fondly and lovingly, Amanda Trask, Jason Bailey (Rachele), Kacy Bailey, Joshua and Justin Smith (Jann), Eric Patton (Tekla), Matthew Patton (Apple), Audra, Gino Jr., David and Haley Freselli. Travis is also survived by 14 great grandchildren. We will all miss his quick wit, the stories and the laughter he shared with us. Published in Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Adv-Register on August 13, 2013

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Family

Parents

• Thomas Elias Smith 1893–1979
• Annie B Massey Smith 1906–1976

Spouse

• Edna Faye Sansing Cox 1927–2019 FaG
• Marjorie Mae Johnson Smith 1932–2013 FaG

Siblings

• Thomas Edward "Ed" Smith 1923–2003
• Ralph Wayne Smith 1930–2017
• Murrell H "Smitty" Smith 1940–2003

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