Willard Dean Smith
February 10, 1931 — February 2, 2007
Willard Dean Smith, 75, Bidwell, passed away in the Scenic Hills Nursing Center on Friday, February 2, 2007. He was born February 10, 1931, in Bidwell, Ohio, son of the late Jerome and Lenora Guthrie Smith. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a retired employee of the Smith Hauling Co., Bidwell. He had previously driven school bus for the Gallia County School System.
Willard is survived by five children: Joyce Smith, Columbus, Ohio; Stanley Smith, Florida; David (Marica) Stroud, Gallipolis; Vicki Stroud O'Day, Columbus; Roger Stroud, Gallipolis; eight grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, one brother, Gerald (Promolia) Smith, Bidwell, and one sister, Julia Mickey, Columbus; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and special friend, Barbara Stroud.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Leo Smith, and a sister, Shirley McDaniel.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Monday in the Mt. Carmel Church, Bidwell, with Pastor Gene Armstrong and Pastor Calvin Minnis officiating. Burial will be in the Buck Ridge Cemetery and the American Flag will be folded and presented by the Gallia County Veteran Service Organizations. Friends may call at the Mt. Carmel Church on Monday, 11:00-1:00 PM.