2014-03-13
Collection: 2014
Title
2014-03-13
2014-03-13
2014-03-15
Subject
Smith, Randy E.
Smith, Randy E.
Smith, Sara
Description
Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette
Creator
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas]
Publisher
Augusta Public Library, Augusta, Kansas, USA
Date
2014-03-15
2014-03-16
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Clippings
Identifier
b20#020 2014
Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas], “2014-03-13,” Digital Augusta, accessed November 21, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/2544.
Text
March 15, 2014
AUGUSTA
Randy E. Smith, 58
Randy E. Smith, 58, Augusta, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for, and loved, on March 13, 2014.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. for visitation on Tuesday,
March 18; a celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014, both at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Randy was born in Wichita on April 25,1955, to Ruth Evelyn Smith and Billie Eugene Smith. He was a sheet metal mechanic at Boeing for over 19 years. On Oct. 14,1988 at Miami, Okla, he married his soul mate Donna (Clasen). Randys true passion was his family as he lived every moment taking care of those he loved. He was incredibly proud of his children. He enjoyed watching sports with his boys and at any moment following his retirement from Boeing, you could find him channel surfing and talking sports with his best friend and son, Seth Smith.
He is survived by: his wife and best friend of 26 years, Donna Smith;his mother, Ruth Smith of Wichita; his children, Stephanie Clasen and partner Sherri Stapleton of Wichita, Jessica Clasen of Wichita, Joshua Clasen and wife Kacie of Augusta, Seth Smith of Augusta, Sara Smith of Wichita, Jacob Smith of Andover, Steven Smith of Augusta; brother, John Daffron and wife, Angie of Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters, Connie McCoin and husband Vance of Henderson, Nev., Karen Thurman and husband Bob of Wichita, and Sharon Forshee of Wichita; grandchildren, Gage, Dawson, Isabella, Cayden, Alexander, Owen and Rylee.
He was preceded in death by his father and a brother-in-law, Jeff Forshee.
In lieu of flowers, the family has created a memorial for donations, Randy Smith Memorial Fund. Donations towards this fund will be utilized for funeral costs.
AUGUSTA
Randy Smith, 58 Sara Smith, 23
Randy Smith, 58, Augusta, passed away March 13, 2014.
Viewing and service days and times will change from original publication due to the death of his daughter, Sara Smith. Services pending with Headley Funeral Chapel.
Sara Smith, 23, Augusta, passed away March 15, 2014. Services pending with Headley Funeral Chapel.
Original Format
Newspaper clippings affixed to loose-leaf notebook page
Title
2014-03-13
2014-03-13
2014-03-15
Subject
Smith, Randy E.
Smith, Randy E.
Smith, Sara
Description
Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette
Creator
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas]
Publisher
Augusta Public Library, Augusta, Kansas, USA
Date
2014-03-15
2014-03-16
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Clippings
Identifier
b20#020 2014
Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas], “2014-03-13,” Digital Augusta, accessed November 21, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/2544.Text
March 15, 2014
AUGUSTA
Randy E. Smith, 58
Randy E. Smith, 58, Augusta, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for, and loved, on March 13, 2014.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. for visitation on Tuesday,
March 18; a celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014, both at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Randy was born in Wichita on April 25,1955, to Ruth Evelyn Smith and Billie Eugene Smith. He was a sheet metal mechanic at Boeing for over 19 years. On Oct. 14,1988 at Miami, Okla, he married his soul mate Donna (Clasen). Randys true passion was his family as he lived every moment taking care of those he loved. He was incredibly proud of his children. He enjoyed watching sports with his boys and at any moment following his retirement from Boeing, you could find him channel surfing and talking sports with his best friend and son, Seth Smith.
He is survived by: his wife and best friend of 26 years, Donna Smith;his mother, Ruth Smith of Wichita; his children, Stephanie Clasen and partner Sherri Stapleton of Wichita, Jessica Clasen of Wichita, Joshua Clasen and wife Kacie of Augusta, Seth Smith of Augusta, Sara Smith of Wichita, Jacob Smith of Andover, Steven Smith of Augusta; brother, John Daffron and wife, Angie of Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters, Connie McCoin and husband Vance of Henderson, Nev., Karen Thurman and husband Bob of Wichita, and Sharon Forshee of Wichita; grandchildren, Gage, Dawson, Isabella, Cayden, Alexander, Owen and Rylee.
He was preceded in death by his father and a brother-in-law, Jeff Forshee.
In lieu of flowers, the family has created a memorial for donations, Randy Smith Memorial Fund. Donations towards this fund will be utilized for funeral costs.
AUGUSTA
Randy Smith, 58 Sara Smith, 23
Randy Smith, 58, Augusta, passed away March 13, 2014.
Viewing and service days and times will change from original publication due to the death of his daughter, Sara Smith. Services pending with Headley Funeral Chapel.
Sara Smith, 23, Augusta, passed away March 15, 2014. Services pending with Headley Funeral Chapel.
Original Format
Newspaper clippings affixed to loose-leaf notebook page