Obituary of Robert D. Smith

SmithRobert Robert D. “Dale” Smith Robert D. “Dale” Smith, age 80, of Baden, PA died Tuesday, February 10, 2009, after a battle with cancer. Born May 22, 1928, in Arlington, WV, he was a son of the late John and Dora (Westfall) Smith. A retiree from LTV Steel Corp., Dale loved music including playing and singing country music as a member of the Country Hoedown Band, who plays for round and square dancing. He leaves his beloved wife of 56 years, Doris J. (Riffle) Smith; two daughters, Linda Wood and her husband, Rev. John, of Venus, PA and Evelyn Dessler and her husband, Paul, of New Galilee; six grandchildren, Amy and Rachel Wood, and Samuel, Stephanie, Nicholas and Nathaniel Dessler and a sister, Lottie Smith of Akron, OH. In addition to his parents, Dale was preceded in death by four brothers, Roy, Glenn, John and Jesse and two sisters, Blanch and Freida. Friends will be received at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Friday, February 13, 2009 from 9-10 AM. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 13, 2009, at 10 a.m. the funeral home. His nephew, the Rev. Craig Smith, will officiate. Interment will follow in McCutcheon Chapel Cemetery, Walkersville, WV. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation Friday, February 13, 2009 from 9-10 AM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral Service Friday, February 13, 2009 at 10 AM Funeral Home Burial McCutcheon Chapel Cemetery