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Elder Wayne Smith
18 Jan 1927 – 28 Jan 2017
| Birth | 18 Jan 1927 |
| Death | 28 Jan 2017 |
| Cemetery | Mertzon Cemetery Mertzon , Irion County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Tina DeLong on 10 Jun 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175891785 |
Bio
Elder Wayne Smith, 90, of San Angelo, passed away on Jan. 28, 2017, at a local nursing home. Wayne was born on Jan. 18, 1927, to Elder and Ella (McIntosh) Smith in Brownwood, Texas. He worked as a Meter Technician for Conoco Petroleum. On Sept. 5, 1947, he married Margaret Haas in San Angelo. Wayne wanted to serve his country so adamantly that he misinformed the US Navy of his age so that he could serve his country during WWII. During the war he served on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid. He was a mason and belonged to the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Wayne served as Mayor for Mertzon, he also served three terms as Irion County commissioner along with volunteering for the Irion County Volunteer Fire Department and as an EMT. Wayne served on the boards of MHMR of San Angelo and St. Paul Presbyterian Church. Elder is survived by son, a daughter, two granddaughters, three grandsons, five great-granddaughters, and two great-grandsons, Josiah Johnston and Jared Flint. He was preceded in death by parents, Elder and Ella Mae Smith, wife of 60 years, Margaret Smith and daughter, Margaret Johnston. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at the St. Paul Presbyterian Church, San Angelo, Texas. Burial in the Mertzon Cemetery under the direction of Robert Massie Funeral Home. from obituary in San Angelo Standard-Times
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- Eddie Louise Smith Cothren 1910–2003
- Boyd Smith 1912–1986
- Opalene "Opal" Smith Farris 1918–1988
- Otho Lane Smith 1918–1985
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