Alvin “Curly” W. Smith, 87, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2012.
He was born Jan. 6, 1925, in Greenville.
He served in the South Pacific with the Navy during WWII. He retired from Marley Cooling Tower as a machinist.
He and his wife enjoyed traveling during his retirement, settling in Eureka Springs, Ark., for a period of time before eventually returning to the Gardner-Edgerton area in Kansas.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Oma; and a daughter, Patricia Ann Smith.
Survivors include a daughter, Cindy Dunford of Olathe, Kan.; two sons, Alvin “Sonny” Smith, Jr. of Bonner Springs, Kan., and Tony Forbes of Olathe, Kan.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a toy poodle, Cass.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home in Bonner Springs, Kan. Burial will be in Gardner Cemetery.
