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Corliss Arthur “Corky” Smith

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Corliss Arthur “Corky” Smith Veteran

Birth
Death
16 Nov 2002 (aged 70)
Burial
Utica, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Corky was a free spirit and loved by all who knew him. His favorite saying was, "Walk in the Sun." He was the sixth child of Clarence W. Smith and Marian Frances Gable.

Corliss A. Smith, 70, of 481 Paxon Hallow Road, Broomall, and Port Orange, Fla., formerly of Franklin, died recently at his residence in Broomall. He had resided in Port Orange for 10 years. Born July 25, 1932, in Meadville, he was the son of Clarence W. and Marian Frances Gable Smith Fox.
Mr. Smith was a 1950 graduate of Rocky Grove High School and completed three years of study at Boston College. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea. Mr. Smith was grounds superintendent for American Motorcycle Institute in Daytona, Fla., and also worked for Florida Federal Savings & Loan Association.
Surviving are five children, Steven, Laura, Paul, Mark, and William; two brothers, Jerome E. Smith of Broomall and Ellwood M. Smith of Wayne; five sisters, Donna L. Snyder of Polk, Colleen J. Ahrens of Oil City, Patricia R. Lindberg and husband, Richard, of Sandusky, N.Y., Carol M. Campbell and husband, Charles, of Berea, Ohio, and Lois L. Kline and husband, Arthur "Jim," of Franklin; and a sister-in-law, Charlotte Smith of Franklin. In addition to his parents, Mr. Smith was preceded in death by two brothers, Clyde "Bill" Smith, and Keith Smith; and his daughter, Stacey Smith.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home with the Rev. Ronald C. Bole, VNA Hospice pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Lupher Chapel Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Taylor Hospice, 300 Johnson Ave., P.O. Box 147, Ridley Park, 19078-2284.
Corky was a free spirit and loved by all who knew him. His favorite saying was, "Walk in the Sun." He was the sixth child of Clarence W. Smith and Marian Frances Gable.

Corliss A. Smith, 70, of 481 Paxon Hallow Road, Broomall, and Port Orange, Fla., formerly of Franklin, died recently at his residence in Broomall. He had resided in Port Orange for 10 years. Born July 25, 1932, in Meadville, he was the son of Clarence W. and Marian Frances Gable Smith Fox.
Mr. Smith was a 1950 graduate of Rocky Grove High School and completed three years of study at Boston College. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea. Mr. Smith was grounds superintendent for American Motorcycle Institute in Daytona, Fla., and also worked for Florida Federal Savings & Loan Association.
Surviving are five children, Steven, Laura, Paul, Mark, and William; two brothers, Jerome E. Smith of Broomall and Ellwood M. Smith of Wayne; five sisters, Donna L. Snyder of Polk, Colleen J. Ahrens of Oil City, Patricia R. Lindberg and husband, Richard, of Sandusky, N.Y., Carol M. Campbell and husband, Charles, of Berea, Ohio, and Lois L. Kline and husband, Arthur "Jim," of Franklin; and a sister-in-law, Charlotte Smith of Franklin. In addition to his parents, Mr. Smith was preceded in death by two brothers, Clyde "Bill" Smith, and Keith Smith; and his daughter, Stacey Smith.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home with the Rev. Ronald C. Bole, VNA Hospice pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Lupher Chapel Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Taylor Hospice, 300 Johnson Ave., P.O. Box 147, Ridley Park, 19078-2284.

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  • Created by: Bonnie
  • Added: Jul 31, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28671395/corliss_arthur-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Corliss Arthur “Corky” Smith (25 Jul 1932–16 Nov 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28671395, citing Lupher Chapel Cemetery, Utica, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bonnie (contributor 47033204).