Mr. Leonard Dale Smith, 86, of Shelby, MS passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital In Oxford Sunday, January 30, 2011. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home with burial following in Shelby Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Mr. Smith was born July 10, 1924, in Sunflower County to Olar Dale Smith and Rosa Pearl Burch Smith. He married Rosemary Auletti in 1948 in Cleveland, MS. Mr. Smith loved to fish and hunt. He participated in the American Legion and was an active member and officer in the VFW.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary Smith; son, Leonard Dale Smith, Jr.; and parents, Olar and Pearl Smith.
Mr. Leonard is survived by sons, Raymond Smith of Oxford, Ms, Charles Smith (Sharon) of Shreveport, LA, and Gene Smith (Shirley) of Myrtle, MS; daughter, Diana Schubach (Mike of Lexa, AR; grandchildren, Krystal Jordan (James R.) of Jonesboro, Ar, Jenna Schubach of Lexa, AR, Lori Schubach of Lexa, AR, Michelle Schubach of Lexa, AR, Hannah Smith of Myrtle, MS and Jacob Smith of Myrtle, MS; great-granddaughter, Kyndall Schubach of Lexa, AR; brothers, Earl Smith of Baton Rouge, LA, Harold Smith of Baton Rouge, LA, and Roy Smith of Baton Rouge, LA; and a sister, Vera Scott of Houston, TX.
Online guestbook may be viewed and signed at www.rayfuneralhome.net
First Visitation
10:00 am - 11:00 am Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Service Information
11:00 am Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Interment Information
Shelby Cemetery Shelby Shelby, Mississippi, United States