Charles Ray Smith

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Obituary copied from www. dailynewsandmore.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 31, 2016, Page 10

Mr. Charles Ray Smith, Sr., age 85, passed from this life, August 27, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, in Center, Texas.

Charles was born to Ethel (Mathews) Smith and Nay W. Smith on March 12, 1931, in
San Augustine, Texas. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.


He was employed as a carpenter by The Dow Chemical Company from 1962 until his retirement in 1988. He also was a carpentry teacher at The Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, Texas from 1975 to 1988. Charles was a member of theNeuville Baptist Church in Neuville, Texas.

He dearly loved his wife, kids, church, home & garden. All he did was for all of them.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on August 30, 2016, in the Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel with interment in the Antioch Cemetery in San Augustine, Texas. Officiating will be his nephew, Kenny Smith.

Visitation will be August 29, 2016 from the hours of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, 316 W. Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas.

Those who are left to cherish his memory are his wife, Margarette ("Tootie") Smith of Center, Texas; Daughters, Beverly and her husband Mike Thomas of Angleton, Texas, Kay Kopycinski of Danbury, Texas, Fay Smith of Angleton, Texas, Carol and her husband Bobby Rausheck of Danbury, Texas;Son, Charles Ray Smith, Jr. (Rocky) and wife Jeri of Kountze, Texas; Grandchildren, Mike Thomas, Jr., Brandi Thomas Lampard, Tony Kopycinski,
Bryan Mican, Laci Martinez, Bobby Rausheck, Jr., Cody Rausheck, Lyndsey York, Brandon Dalton and Mandi Dalton; Great-Grandchildren, Mason Thomas, Kynlee Thomas, Ryan Lampard, Morgan Lampard, Lisa Marie Kopycinski, Trace Mican, Lexie Mican, Spencer Kiss, Cira Jo Martinez, Evangeline Hardcastle, Jesse James Rausheck, Braydon York, Brooklyn York and Madison Dalton; Sisters, Dovie Renfoe of San Augustine, Texas, Mildred Scarborough of Lumberton, Texas and Loretta Richards of San Augustine, Texas.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sisters Verna Taylor and Lizzie Mae Braniff, and brothers Herman Smith, Walter Smith, and Nay Smith.

Pallbearers will be Donnie Taylor, Darrell Murray, Paul Taylor,Charles Conway, Glen Hutto, and Ronnie Perry.

The family wishes to extent Special Thanks to Affinity Hospice- Sarah, Evelyn and his caregiver,
Miss Rose Roland.