(From Derfelt Funeral Home)Orvall C Smith, age 94, passed away at 8:48 pm, Sunday, November 17, 2024 at Quaker Hill Manor, Lowell, KS.
Orvall was born January 6, 1930 in Newton, Iowa. His parents were Charlie Allen Frank and Edith (Lewis) Smith. He was a lifetime resident of Galena.
He was a truck driver, working for Coca Cola for 14 years before he started driving for Yellow Freight, a job he held for 22 years. He retired in 1989.
He was married to Rosie Frazier on December 12, 1947 in Neosho. MO. She preceded him in death July 9, 2015. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Linda Sue Evans, three brothers, Clarence Allen Smith, Don Smith, and Al Smith, and one sister Evelyn Barnes.
He is survived by two sons, Chet Smith and Danny Smith (Terri Hunt), both of Galena; two daughters, Nancy Sturgis and Lisa Smith, both of Joplin, MO; seven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 am, Thursday, November 21, 2024 at Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena, KS.
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