Henry A. Smith, Jr. 89, of Nederland, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday morning 10:00 at Broussard’s in Nederland, with Reverend Darrell McCoy and Reverend B.H. McCoy officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the mortuary.
Born in Charco, Texas, Mr. Smith has lived in Nederland for the past fifty-nine years, and retired from Texas U.S. Chemical as an Instrument man/Electrician. He loved his family dearly and First Pentecostal Church of Port Arthur where he was a member for over sixty years. He enjoyed playing the guitar and buying and selling cars. He served his country in World War II as a medic in the United States Army.
Mr. Smith is preceded in death by his daughter, Debbie Leon Burton; brother, Frank Howard Smith; sister, Mary Elizabeth Etie; and granddaughter, Katherine Ohlau.
Surviving Mr. Smith are his wife of sixty years, Kate Smith of Nederland; son, Ronnie D. Smith and wife Donna of Bay City; grandchildren, Karla Knight, Mistee Bouget and husband Tommy, Mae Leger, Stacia Marek and husband Michael; great grandchildren, Keeli and Kati Knight, Kodi Bryant, Joseph Ohlau, Blake and Tyler Bouget, Lindsey and Justin Marek, Amber and David; great great grandchild, Kaelan Bouget; and many nieces and nephews.
