- Date Of Birth: January 20, 1927
- Date Of Death: January 14, 2011
- State: Pennsylvania
John Kellie Smouse Jr., 83, of Williamsport, went to be with the Lord, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at the Williamsport Hospital.
Born Jan. 20, 1927 in Galeton, Pa., he was a son of John Kelly Smouse Sr. and Ruth Ida (Schade) Smouse.
John graduated from Williamsport High School in 1944, and Penn State University in 1948, with a degree in Horticulture.
John retired after 35 years from Frank’s Nursery and Crafts in Detroit, Mich., where he worked as a floral design coordinator and his floral designs were sent all over the world.
John was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, and was a volunteer at the Williamsport Home.
Surviving are his companion of 44 years, Philip Senters; children John Kellie Smouse III, and Claudine (Steve) Vance, all of Williamsport, two granddaughters, Limor Hirshberg and Crystal Vance, sister Jane (Charles) George, of Williamsport, and nephew Philip Senters, of Michigan.
