William Myrl Smith

1931 - 2011  (79 years)

• Name	William Myrl Smith
  Born	16 Nov 1931	Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Aug 2011	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	26 Aug 2011	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6380	Rossville
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Myrl P Smith
  Mother	Gertrude Lewis Smith
  Family ID	F7079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Barbara Lou DeGraff Smith
  Married	5 Sep 1981	Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2018 15:07:40
  Family ID	F7080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Katrina Smith Oldham
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2018 15:08:07
  Family ID	F7081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Nov 1931 - Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Smith, William M. William ‘Bill’ Myrl Smith William “Bill” Myrl Smith, 79, of Topeka, passed away on Aug. 22, 2011, at his home. He was born Nov. 16,1931, in Manhattan, to Myrl P. and Gertrude (Lewis) Smith. Bill was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the “The Forgotten War,” the Korean Conflict. He was truck driver for independent contractors, D&E Mail Contractor in Colorado Springs, Colo., for 20 years, and Hawkins Optical Lab in Topeka for three years. He retired in 1998. He was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1650, and volunteered at the Topeka VA Hospital in building 4. Bill was an avid bowler. On Sept. 5, 1981, he married Barbara L. DeGraff in Overland Park, she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Katrina Oldham and husband Keith of Selmer, Tenn.; stepdaughters, Karen Barry-Shutts of Topeka and Gail Kirkwood and husband Darrell of Topeka; four brothers, Kenny, Gerald, Ronnie, and Chester Smith; two sisters, Virginia Payne and Linda Everly; eight grandchildren, Adrianna, Brittany, Danielle, Hanna, Matt, Scott, Adam and Chris; and seven great-grandchildren, Clayton, Austin, Charles, Haiven, Triston, Jayde and Joslyn. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services were Aug. 26 at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel. Burial with military honors followed in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Hospice, 3715 S.W. 29th St., #100, Topeka, KS 66614 or Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester Ave., Topeka, KS 66616.