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Ronald Lee Smith, 65, of Kenton, passed away at 4:36 a.m. Monday, May 23, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus.
He was born in Newark on Oct. 14, 1950, a son of the late Carl Wayne and Mary Elizabeth Vermillion Smith.
On May 13, 1972, he married Judy C. Lowe and she survives, along with his children, Chad (Rebecca) Smith of Buffalo, N.Y., Tiffany (Kenneth) Cooper of Bellefontaine and Melody Willoby of Lewistown; grandchildren, Wayne and Mackenzie Smith, Autumn, Alexa, Alayna, Austin and Azlyn Cooper and Brooke, Hayle, Trenton and Harmony Willoby; and his sisters, Connie Wells of Sarasota, Fla., and Kathleen Fisher of Newark.
A graduate of Heath High School, Ron was retired from Rockwell International in Kenton. Following retirement, he worked at TRC in East Liberty and Wal-Mart in Kenton.
Pastor Nathan Price officiates a funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 26, at Schindewolf Stout Crates Funeral Home, Kenton, where visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, and one hour prior to the funeral Thursday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charities of the donors’ choices.
Condolences may be left at stoutcrates.com.