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Foos & Foos Funeral Service
151 Yorkshire Place
Bellevue, OH 44811
Phone: 419.483.5484
Fax: 419.483.3061
Email: brian@foosfuneral.com
Website: www.foosfuneral.com

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Robert L. Smith age 90 of Bellevue passed away Saturday, Jan 15, 2011 at the Bellevue Hospital.

He was born May 22, 1920 in Bellevue the son of the late Charles & Louis Smith. Robert was a retired letter carrier for the Bellevue Post Office. He was a 1938 graduate of Bellevue High School and a member of First United Methodist Church. He was a sergeant in Company G, 39th infantry in the US Army and was held as a POW in Germany from September 30, 1944 until March 28, 1945.

Survivors include his son Rev. Ron (Rev. Rita) Smith of Bellevue, daughter Debra Ward of Castalia, grandchildren, Shawn (Tiffany) Ward of Bellevue, Kristi (Adam) Smetzer of Clyde, great grandchildren, Troy, Trent, Faythe, Caine and Hope Smetzer, Dawson & Mariah Ward.

In addition to his parents his wife Marian (Rymers) Smith whom he married Jan 2, 1943 in Georgia, sisters Evelyn Bergstrom, Dorothy Beckley and Leta Thompson preceded him in death.

Friends will be received on Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011 from 2 - 4 & 6 - 8 pm and Wednesday from 10 � 11 am at Foos and Foos Funeral Service, 151 Yorkshire Place, Bellevue. The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11:00 am at the funeral home with Rev. Rita Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Bellevue Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, 233 York St, Bellevue, OH 44811.

Memories and condolences may be shared at www.foosfuneral.com