- Date Of Birth: August 31, 1933
- Date Of Death: December 2, 2019
- State: Texas
Otis Smith, 86, of Temple went to be with the Lord on December 2, 2019, at home surrounded by his family.
Otis was a proud US Army Veteran of the Korean War era from Company “C”, 702nd Armored Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division, stationed at Fort Hood, TX. He retired after over 30 years of Federal Service including stints at the Temple Post Office, the Temple VA Hospital, Fort Hood Darnall Army Hospital, and the Fort Hood office of the Defense Logistics Agency.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Saundra Sue (Baber) Smith, his mother Ruth and stepfather Charlie Nugent, and his brothers Edward Smith and Charles Nugent.
He is survived by his sisters, Winnie and husband D.R. Van Besien of Emory and Dot and husband Terry Atwell of MIdlothian, and his children Larry Smith and wife Belinda of Emory, Vicki Shuttlesworth and husband David of Belton, and Gary Smith and wife Catherine of Temple. He is known as Grandad to his grandchildren Ashlie, Erin, Hailee, Jeff, Lauren, Russell, William, Kyle, and Stephen, and his great-grandchildren MacKenzie, Carlee, Quinn, Paul, James, Liam, Nora, Benjamin, Kameron, Victoria, and Elizabeth.
