Donald R. “Don” Smith, 71, of Beaumont, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Christus Hospital St. Mary, Port Arthur. A native of Richmond, Indiana, he was born to Helen Banks Smith and Donal Smith, on December 27, 1941. Don was a United States Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Joan Smith of Beaumont; daughters, Kimberly Reffitt and her husband, Albert, of Dayton, Ohio and Roberta Dalton and her husband, Larry of Richmond, Indiana; sons, William F. “Bill” Gray and his wife, Brenda, of Beaumont; and Timothy L. Gray and his wife, Darlene, of Lumberton; brother, Larry Sutherland, of Richmond, Indiana; twenty grandchildren; and thirty-three great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Penny Gard; and son, Rickie Allen Gray, both of Richmond, Indiana.
His funeral service will be 4:00 p.m., Monday, April 15, 2013, at Calvary Tabernacle, 1135 Chamberlin Drive, Beaumont, with Pastor Carl Vickery, officiating, under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont.
Memorial contributions may be made in Don’s memory to Calvary Tabernacle Church Vision Fund, 1135 Chamberlin Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77707.
