NAME: VELDA FERN ( RICHARDSON) SMITH, AGE 78, A WESLEY AREA RESIDENT for the PAST 57 YeaRS.

BORN: MAY 26, 1928 AT ASHER, OK TO CARL AND TINA BELL (BROWN) RICHARDSON.

PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006 AT GAUSE, Tx.

AGE: 78 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS

EDUCATION: VELDA ATTENDED SCHOOL AT ASHER, OK AND GRADUATED WITH THE CLASS OF 46.

MARRIED: FRED A. SMITH ON OCTOBER 13, 1949 AT ATOKA, OK.

OCCUPATION: VELDA RETIRED AFTER 25 YEARS from the ARMY AMMUNITION DEPOT AT SAVANNA AS A DEMOLITION INSPECTOR.

church AFFILIATION: METHODIST.

survived by

HUSBAND OF OVER 57 YEARS: FRED SMITH OF THE HOME NEAR WESLEY, ok.

DAUGHTERS: GENICE MABRAY AND HUSBAND GARY OF KIOWA, OK.

SUE TAYLOR AND HUSBAND MICHAEL OF GAUSE, Tx.

SON: DONALD FRED SMITH AND WIFE VICKY OF MELROSE, NM.

GRANDCHILDREN: MICHAEL AND LISA MABRAY of KIOWA, ok.

MICHELLE AND CHAD VADNAIS of FORNEY, Tx.

MICKEY AND ILA MABRAY of McALESTER, OK.

RENDY SHAW of HEARNE, Tx.

KRISTI AND H.P. CARGILE of MELROSE, NM.

KEITH AND CINDY SMITH of McKINNEY, Tx.

14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

BROTHERS: BUCK AND RUBY RICHARDSON of OKLAHOMA CITY.

BILLY CARL AND LOU RICHARDSON of CLEVELAND, OK.

SISTER: OLETTA MATTHEWS of CRESENT, OK.

SISTER IN LAW: RUTH RICHARDSON of HALLSVILLE, MO.

CLARA MAE WARD of DALLAS, TX.

FRANCES HALSTEAD of DURANT, OK.

PAULINE HARBERT of ENID, OK.

THERESSA DEAN HUFF of ADA, OK.

ALICE WARREN of DALLAS, TX.

BROTHER IN LAW: WALTER SMiTH of ADA, OK

preceded in death by

PARENTS: CARL AND TINA BELL RICHARDSON.

BROTHERS: RUSSELL AND RALPH RICHARDSON.

BROTHER IN-LAW: TOMMY MATTHEWS.

DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2006 AT 2:00 PM

PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL

INTERMENT: SMITH FAMILY CEMETERY NEAR WESLEY, ok.

OFFICIATING: REV. BOBBY KINSEY

ASSISTING: bro. toby CLAY/

CASKETBEARERS: MICHAEL MABRAY, MICKEY MABRAY, CHAD VADNAIS, KEITH SMITH, H. P CARGILE, STEVE PEBWORTH.

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: GARY MABRAY, MICHAEL TAYLOR, BUCK RICHARDSON, BILLY CARL RICHARDSON, DEON KEIFFER, BOB CISCO.

FAMILY NIGHT: friDAY AT 7 PM.