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SMITH, Derl Brantly[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
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Name SMITH, Derl Brantly [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Birth 14 Jul 1933 West Virginia
[2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9] Gender Male Death 21 Jun 2017 Ohio, USA
[7, 8] Burial Sebring, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States of America
[8] Notes - SEBRING - Derl B. Smith, age 83, of Sebring passed away at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in his home. He was born in Erbacon, WV on July 14, 1933, son of Norva and Flora (Williams) Smith.
Derl was employed as a truck repairman for 20 years at General Motors in Lordstown.
He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army with 20 years of service as a maintenance truck foreman. He attended Kent State University for two years. He was a life member and past Commander of the Salem Amvets Post 45.
He was preceded in death by two children, Deborah Kay Fike and Lewis Keith Smith; four sisters; and three brothers.
Survivors include his wife Carol (Morrison) Smith whom he married August 6, 1979; four sons Jerry Allen Smith of Beloit, Stephen Daryl Smith of Salem, Waid Frederick Smith of Sebring, Dwight Edgar Smith of Sebring; one daughter Lisa Dawn Smith of Alliance; a sister Joann Hull, from Weston, WV; 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Monday, June 26 at 11 a.m. at the Stark Memorial Funeral Home. Officiating will be Rev. William Basham of Hamlin, WV.
Burial is at Grandview Cemetery in Sebring. Calling hours are Sunday, June 25, 1:30-4:00 p.m. at the Stark Memorial Funeral Home and Monday, June 26 one hour before the service.
Salem Honor Guard will conduct graveside services at the cemetery following the service. Memorial contributions can be made to Salem Amvets Post 45 Honor Guard, 750 S. Broadway Ave., Salem, OH 44460.
Derl’s obituary may be viewed and condolences sent online at www.starkmemorial.com
Person ID I422162910930 Ancestry dot com tree Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
Father SMITH, Norvil Edgar d. 1 Jan 1940, Nicholas, West Virginia
Mother WILLIAMS, Flora, b. 19 Jan 1906, West Virginia
d. Dec 1978 (Age 72 years) Marriage 1920 Webster, West Virginia, United States
[5] Family ID F3050 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Children 1. SMITH, D.E. 2. SMITH, S.D. 3. SMITH, J.A. 4. SMITH, D.K. Family ID F13424 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
Family 2 WILMOTH, Grace Evelyn, b. 29 Sep 1931, W. Virg.
d. 17 Oct 2002, Youngstown, Trumbull, USA
(Age 71 years) Marriage 1960 Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
[5] Divorce May 1972 Monterey, California, USA
[1] Children + 1. SMITH, L.D. 2. SMITH, W.F. Family ID F983 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
Family 3 MORRISON, Carol A, b. 2 December 1950, Ohio, USA
d. 15 November 2019, Sebring, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States of America
(Age 68 years) Marriage 6 Aug 1979 [2] Children 1. SMITH, Lewis Keith, b. 24 Feb 1981, Ohio, USA
d. 8 August 1997, Beloit, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States of America
(Age 16 years)Family ID F932 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
- SEBRING - Derl B. Smith, age 83, of Sebring passed away at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in his home. He was born in Erbacon, WV on July 14, 1933, son of Norva and Flora (Williams) Smith.
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