Henry Robert Smith

Henry R. Smith, age 81, of Mecca Twp., Ohio, died Saturday, October 21, 2006, at 6:06 AM at the Concord Care Center in Fowler, Ohio. He was born on July 4, 1925 in Austinburg, Ohio, the son of the late Henry Oscar Smith and the late Mary Viola Jones Smith. A Lifetime Mecca resident, Mr. Smith was a member of the Mecca Community Church and had attended school in both New Lyme and Mecca. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Nassau. Henry was employed by U S Steel, where he had worked as a Group Leader in the Eighteen Inch Finish Mill for 31 years, retiring in 1980. He enjoyed farming, traveling and playing with his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Helen M. (Mozingo) Smith, whom he married on June 14, 1946. A daughter, Susan (Andy) Jones Hodovan of Mecca, Two grandchildren, Marlo Jones Chilson of Florida and William D. Jones II of Utah. One Brother, John Smith of Ashtabula and one sister, Pearl Kaster of Bristolville. Also surviving are two step grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Henry was preceded in death by three brothers, Ray, Richard and Fred Smith. One sister, Ruth McCune, a grandson, Jared Chilson and a son-in-law, William D. Jones. Arrangements are being handled by Shafer-Winans Funeral Chapel, 164 North High Street, Cortland, Ohio, where the family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Tuesday, October 24, 2006. Funeral service will be at the Funeral Home at 12:00 PM Tuesday, October 24, 2006 , with the Rev. Charles Kindle officiating. Interment will be at East Mecca Twp. Cemetery in Mecca, Ohio,