SMITH, JR.,
Delbert Walter
Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ
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Delbert Walter Smith Jr., 89, passed away Jan. 3, 2017 at home in
Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Delbert was born Aug. 23, 1927 in Los Angeles, Calif. to Delbert
Walter Sr. and Elsie Mae (Oswald) Smith.
Delbert served his country in the Navy, 1st Special CB Unit, and
served in WWII.
He married Patricia May Smith Sept. 14, 1946 at St. Pats Church in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A resident of Havasu for the past six and a half
years, they lived in Cedar Rapids for 25 years prior moving to
Havasu.
Del loved his family and loved to travel. Every day was a new day to
try something new.
He is survived by his wife Patricia May, daughters Cynthia Smith
Calkins, Sandra Smith Chavez, grandchildren Chandra Miller, Stacy
Morrison, James Douglas II, Casey Chavez and Rhonda Fleming as well
as six great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.