Robert Smith

Robert Dale "Bob" Smith, 53, a resident of Churubusco, died at 11:00 p. m. on Sunday, December 23, 2007, at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City. He had been seriously ill for over a year, and had been a patient there since June. Mr. Smith was born in Columbia City on January 5, 1954, a son of Dale and Marlene (Killworth) Smith. He was educated in the Smith-Green Community Schools, and as a young boy lived in Green Township with his parents until the family moved into Churubusco in 1967. He had been employed as a groundskeeper at Cobblestone Golf Course in Kendallville for four years, and in his leisure time enjoyed hunting, bow hunting, and muzzle loading. The surviving relatives include his daughter Chasidy Smith of Fort Wayne; his mother Marlene Smith of Churubusco; a brother Greg Smith of Tulsa, OK; and a sister Sherri (Daniel) Moord of Fort Wayne. There is one niece and two nephews. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister Marsha Smith. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday, December 27, at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco with his uncle Ken Killworth, presiding. Calling hours will be after 12 noon on Thursday until the service time. Interment will be in the Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. For those who wish, memorials may be directed to American Cancer Society, Whitley County Unit, P. O. Box 636, Columbia City, IN 46725 ************************************* To leave a condolence for the family in Mr. Smith's memory, please click on "Condolences" below. . .