- Date Of Birth: November 9, 1921
- Date Of Death: March 6, 2007
- State: Indiana
Raymond William Smith, 85, of Elkhart, formerly of C.R. 7, Goshen, where he had lived with his wife, Mary, for 40 years, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 6, 2007) in Woodland Manor in Elkhart.
He was born Nov. 9, 1921, in Elkhart County to Raymond Rueben and Elbertine E. (Cotterill) Smith. On Aug. 22, 1942, in Elkhart, he married Mary Alice Hart.
She survives along with one daughter, Barb J. McIntosh of Elkhart; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty (Guy) Bullock of Three Rivers, Mich.; and two brothers, Bill (Maxine) Smith of Elkhart and Philip (Cindy) Smith of Middlebury.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Roger and Dave Smith.
Mr. Smith retired from Bendix Corp. after 33 years as a design draftsman. He was a 1940 graduate of Elkhart High School, enjoyed fishing and gardening and was an avid golfer. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 until his honorable discharge in 1946, attaining the rank of sergeant. He served with Company M, 3rd Infantry Regiment in northern France and earned the EAME Theater Ribbon with one Bronze Star, American Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Ribbon and the Victory Medal.
