George William Smith, 91, of North Manchester, Indiana, died at 2:20 am, Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. He was born on July 18, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Edward Franklin and Hanna Lavinia (Hope) Smith.
George was a graduate of Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, and received his bachelors degree in accounting from S.E. Missouri State. He married Mary Lou Bohnert at St. Joseph Church in Jasper, Indiana on July 2, 1960. George was the Northern Area Manager for Public Service Indiana for 37 years. He was a US Army veteran, and a member of the Wabash American Legion Post 15, and a life member of the Wabash Elks Lodge. He was a passionate golfer and played for over 75 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Smith of North Manchester; three sons, Scott (Roxann Christle) Smith of Hayesville, North Carolina, Greg (Andrea) Smith of Arcadia, Indiana, and Grant (Lora) Smith of Fishers, Indiana; five grandchildren, Katie (Tyler) Stepanek of Atlanta, Georgia, Kyle (Julianna Duncan) Smith of Chicago, Illinois, Sarah Smith of Fishers, Sydney Smith of Arcadia, and Garrett Smith of Fishers; two brothers, Robert Smith and Jack (Susan) Smith, both of St. Louis, Missouri, sister, Jane Ann Kenner and sister-in-law, Bunny Smith, both of Cape Girardeau. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Richard Smith, sister-in-law Euna Smith, and his twin infant sister.
Funeral services will be at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is American Cancer Society.
The memorial guest book for George may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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