Leonard Calvin "Bud" Smith went to be with his Lord and Savior at his home in Brighton, Missouri on Thursday, May 23, 2013at the age of eighty three.
Bud was born April 2, 1930 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Ida May (Murdock) Smith and Robert Dempsey Smith. Bud is survived by his loving wife of sixty-one years Carol, sisters Nita Bradley, Bessie Hale and Phyllis(Marvin) McClure, four children; Susan Rios of Brighton, Lauri Lippl of Vancouver, Washington, Steven (Jill) of Las Vegas, Nevada and David (Laurie) Smith of Sacremento, California. Bud is also survived by ten grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and his four beloved pets, Sugar, Sam, Mandy and Bobbie.
Bud lived his early years in Oklahoma before moving with his family to California where he graduated from Salinas High School in 1948. He spent a time working on a cattle ranch in Arizona before joining the Army in June 1951.
Bud proudly served his country for twenty one years including tours in Korea and Vietnam. He retired from the military in 1971 and remained in the Monterey, California area until 1989. When He and Carol decided to become homeless and traveled our country for three years before choosing to resettle in Missouri.
Bud loved to ride his motorcycles and was a Lieutenant with the Monterey County Sheriffs Squad, additional pleasures in life were playing the guitar with family and friends, singing in the church choir, teaching Sunday School, gardening, woodworking and was always willing to lend a hand to anybody in need.
Bud was wheelchair bound from the early 90's, but continued to be an inspiration to his family and anyone who had the pleasure to know him through his lack of self-pity and a belief that he was capable of anything he put his mind to.
He loved the Lord and served Him faithfully.
Please be comforted in knowing , as the family is, that there are no wheelchairs in Heaven.
We already miss you terribly but have comfort knowing You are with Jesus, we are more than proud to call you, Honey, Dad, and Poppy.
Bud was born April 2, 1930 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Ida May (Murdock) Smith and Robert Dempsey Smith. Bud is survived by his loving wife of sixty-one years Carol, sisters Nita Bradley, Bessie Hale and Phyllis(Marvin) McClure, four children; Susan Rios of Brighton, Lauri Lippl of Vancouver, Washington, Steven (Jill) of Las Vegas, Nevada and David (Laurie) Smith of Sacremento, California. Bud is also survived by ten grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and his four beloved pets, Sugar, Sam, Mandy and Bobbie.
Bud lived his early years in Oklahoma before moving with his family to California where he graduated from Salinas High School in 1948. He spent a time working on a cattle ranch in Arizona before joining the Army in June 1951.
Bud proudly served his country for twenty one years including tours in Korea and Vietnam. He retired from the military in 1971 and remained in the Monterey, California area until 1989. When He and Carol decided to become homeless and traveled our country for three years before choosing to resettle in Missouri.
Bud loved to ride his motorcycles and was a Lieutenant with the Monterey County Sheriffs Squad, additional pleasures in life were playing the guitar with family and friends, singing in the church choir, teaching Sunday School, gardening, woodworking and was always willing to lend a hand to anybody in need.
Bud was wheelchair bound from the early 90's, but continued to be an inspiration to his family and anyone who had the pleasure to know him through his lack of self-pity and a belief that he was capable of anything he put his mind to.
He loved the Lord and served Him faithfully.
Please be comforted in knowing , as the family is, that there are no wheelchairs in Heaven.
We already miss you terribly but have comfort knowing You are with Jesus, we are more than proud to call you, Honey, Dad, and Poppy.
Leonard Calvin "Bud" Smith went to be with his Lord and Savior at his home in Brighton, Missouri on Thursday, May 23, 2013at the age of eighty three.
Bud was born April 2, 1930 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Ida May (Murdock) Smith and Robert Dempsey Smith. Bud is survived by his loving wife of sixty-one years Carol, sisters Nita Bradley, Bessie Hale and Phyllis(Marvin) McClure, four children; Susan Rios of Brighton, Lauri Lippl of Vancouver, Washington, Steven (Jill) of Las Vegas, Nevada and David (Laurie) Smith of Sacremento, California. Bud is also survived by ten grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and his four beloved pets, Sugar, Sam, Mandy and Bobbie.
Bud lived his early years in Oklahoma before moving with his family to California where he graduated from Salinas High School in 1948. He spent a time working on a cattle ranch in Arizona before joining the Army in June 1951.
Bud proudly served his country for twenty one years including tours in Korea and Vietnam. He retired from the military in 1971 and remained in the Monterey, California area until 1989. When He and Carol decided to become homeless and traveled our country for three years before choosing to resettle in Missouri.
Bud loved to ride his motorcycles and was a Lieutenant with the Monterey County Sheriffs Squad, additional pleasures in life were playing the guitar with family and friends, singing in the church choir, teaching Sunday School, gardening, woodworking and was always willing to lend a hand to anybody in need.
Bud was wheelchair bound from the early 90's, but continued to be an inspiration to his family and anyone who had the pleasure to know him through his lack of self-pity and a belief that he was capable of anything he put his mind to.
He loved the Lord and served Him faithfully.
Please be comforted in knowing , as the family is, that there are no wheelchairs in Heaven.
We already miss you terribly but have comfort knowing You are with Jesus, we are more than proud to call you, Honey, Dad, and Poppy.
Bud was born April 2, 1930 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Ida May (Murdock) Smith and Robert Dempsey Smith. Bud is survived by his loving wife of sixty-one years Carol, sisters Nita Bradley, Bessie Hale and Phyllis(Marvin) McClure, four children; Susan Rios of Brighton, Lauri Lippl of Vancouver, Washington, Steven (Jill) of Las Vegas, Nevada and David (Laurie) Smith of Sacremento, California. Bud is also survived by ten grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and his four beloved pets, Sugar, Sam, Mandy and Bobbie.
Bud lived his early years in Oklahoma before moving with his family to California where he graduated from Salinas High School in 1948. He spent a time working on a cattle ranch in Arizona before joining the Army in June 1951.
Bud proudly served his country for twenty one years including tours in Korea and Vietnam. He retired from the military in 1971 and remained in the Monterey, California area until 1989. When He and Carol decided to become homeless and traveled our country for three years before choosing to resettle in Missouri.
Bud loved to ride his motorcycles and was a Lieutenant with the Monterey County Sheriffs Squad, additional pleasures in life were playing the guitar with family and friends, singing in the church choir, teaching Sunday School, gardening, woodworking and was always willing to lend a hand to anybody in need.
Bud was wheelchair bound from the early 90's, but continued to be an inspiration to his family and anyone who had the pleasure to know him through his lack of self-pity and a belief that he was capable of anything he put his mind to.
He loved the Lord and served Him faithfully.
Please be comforted in knowing , as the family is, that there are no wheelchairs in Heaven.
We already miss you terribly but have comfort knowing You are with Jesus, we are more than proud to call you, Honey, Dad, and Poppy.
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