BILL SMITH
1930 - 2016
Obituary s
Bill T. Smith, 86, passed away on
Thursday (Oct. 27, 2016) at Asbury Park Greenhouses in Newton.
He was born on July 18, 1930, in
Oklahoma City, the son of Herbert E. and Belva Mae Smith. Bill
graduated from Newton High School in 1948.
He is preceded in death by parents;
brothers Herb Jr., Vernon and Jerry; and sister Marion Hinshaw.
Survivors include wife Marilyn Smith of
the home; sons Tom Smith of Wichita, Ron Smith of Newton;
grandchildren Alexandra Smith of Denver and Michelle Smith of
Mission; and sister Martha Rutschman of Newton.
Bill worked for the Santa Fe Railroad
for 44 years. He was the local chairman for the U.T.U. Bill was very
active in the Masonic lodge and a member of the Midian Shrine and was
a 32nd Degree Mason with the Scottish Rite.
He served on the City Commission of
Newton for 10 years and was mayor in 1973-74 and 1976-77.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2016) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
Friends may call at the funeral home
Monday (Oct. 31, 2016) between 1 and 8 p.m. where the family will
receive friends between 6 and 7 p.m.
A memorial is suggested to Caring Hands
Humane Society. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
