Funeral service for Bobby Lee Smith, age 85, of Point, will be held Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, 11:00 am, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home.Bro. Robert Burns will officiate. Interment will follow at Lone Star Cemetery in Point. Visitation will be 10:00 am, one hour prior to service. Mr. Smith passed away at his home, during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016.
He was born in Dallas, Aug. 27, 1931, to James Herbert and Monta Dillard Smith. He served his country during the Korean War in the U.S. Marine Corp. Mr. Smith married Patsy Lorraine Loflin in Dallas on Aug. 26, 1955. During his working career, he worked as a tool designer for an oil well equipment company. Most of those years were with Otis Engineering Co. Also, he was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Survivors include:
Wife: Patsy Smith of Point
Daughters: Karen Johnson of Point; and, Sherrille Delaine Snyder, and husband Jimmy, of The Colony
Daughter-in-law: Gloria Smith of Emory
Grandchildren: Christy Barnes, Casey Tiller, Kimberly Barnett, Jimmy Snyder, II, Katherine Burrow, and Jennifer Minney
Great-grandchildren: Matthew, Madison, Lauren, Bailey, Cash, Brandan, Jimmy, III, Kaleigh, Christopher, Gareth, Timothy, and Tyler
Great-great-granddaughter: Brynli
Preceded in death by: Parents; Son, Monty Gene Smith in 2013; 5 Brothers, and 1 Sister
