1936
Dr. Charles
2019
Dr. Charles Richard Smith
September 11, 1936 — August 24, 2019
Funeral services for Dr. Charles Richard Smith, 82, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, August 31, 2019, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church with Rev. Thomas Whitfield Stodgill III officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be Saturday from 1:00 PM until service time at the church.
Dr. Smith was born September 11, 1936, in Natchitoches, LA, and passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Willis Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport. He earned his doctorate from Oklahoma State University and taught mathematics at ULM for 30 years. Dr. Smith was a lifelong teacher, whose passion was education, and his mission was to instill within all of his students and especially his children and grandchildren, the importance of higher education. Dr. Smith loved all sports, especially ULM athletic events. His hobbies included horse racing, cooking, traveling, and fly fishing. Dr. Smith served on the boards of the NELA Food Bank and the Monroe Area Guidance Center and was managing director for the Refuge of Hope at the Desiard Street Shelter for 15 years.
Dr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Jackson and Mary Julia Smith.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 27 years, Kathrine; two daughters, Karla Melinda Smith (Ann) and Kamile Smith Geist (Eugene); two step sons, Kenn Woodard and Jay Phelps (Jennifer); mother of his children, Wanda Smith Freeman; two grandsons, Dylan Thomas Charles O’Donnell and Michael Alan Geist; three great-grandchildren; his siblings, Jackie Smith (Janet), Julia Vercher (Bernell), Virginia Looney (Homer), and Linda Fredieu (Robert); and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Mike Dolecheck, Don O’Toole, James Cozine, Steve Tolson, Quentin Johnson, and Bill Vallery. Honorary pallbearers are Billy Laird, Cecile Hill, and Richard “Dick” Finley.
Memorials may be made to Refuge of Hope Desiard Street Shelter or St. Alban’s Episcopal Church.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA
Dr. Smith was born September 11, 1936, in Natchitoches, LA, and passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Willis Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport. He earned his doctorate from Oklahoma State University and taught mathematics at ULM for 30 years. Dr. Smith was a lifelong teacher, whose passion was education, and his mission was to instill within all of his students and especially his children and grandchildren, the importance of higher education. Dr. Smith loved all sports, especially ULM athletic events. His hobbies included horse racing, cooking, traveling, and fly fishing. Dr. Smith served on the boards of the NELA Food Bank and the Monroe Area Guidance Center and was managing director for the Refuge of Hope at the Desiard Street Shelter for 15 years.
Dr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Jackson and Mary Julia Smith.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 27 years, Kathrine; two daughters, Karla Melinda Smith (Ann) and Kamile Smith Geist (Eugene); two step sons, Kenn Woodard and Jay Phelps (Jennifer); mother of his children, Wanda Smith Freeman; two grandsons, Dylan Thomas Charles O’Donnell and Michael Alan Geist; three great-grandchildren; his siblings, Jackie Smith (Janet), Julia Vercher (Bernell), Virginia Looney (Homer), and Linda Fredieu (Robert); and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Mike Dolecheck, Don O’Toole, James Cozine, Steve Tolson, Quentin Johnson, and Bill Vallery. Honorary pallbearers are Billy Laird, Cecile Hill, and Richard “Dick” Finley.
Memorials may be made to Refuge of Hope Desiard Street Shelter or St. Alban’s Episcopal Church.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA
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Saturday, August 31, 2019
1:00 - 3:00 pm (Central time)
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Saturday, August 31, 2019
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