Jody M. Smith, Sr.

Jody M. Smith, Sr., 67, Anderson, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis following a brief illness.
He was born on May 24, 1939, in Lapel, Indiana, to Everett and Katherine (Lowe) Smith.
He graduated from Lapel High School in 1957. And he served in the Indiana National Guard.
Jody retired in 2007 from Delphi after over 43 years of employment in both Plant Protection and Production.
He was a member of the Lapel Masonic Lodge No. 625, the Lapel American Legion Post 212, the Anderson Redmen Lodge, and the Lapel Eagles Aerie
He is survived by his wife, Lora Lea Smith; three children, Floyd (wife, Jani) Hall of Anderson, Nancy (husband, Tim) Flaugher of Tampa, FL, and Jody M. Smith, Jr. of Anderson; two sisters, Mavis Harger of Noblesville, and Neaota Griffith of Tipton; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, T. B. Smith.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel with Rev. Richard Cole officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, Lapel where the Lapel American Legion Post will conduct military graveside rites.
Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm Wednesday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 North Main Street, Lapel. A Masonic memorial service will be conducted at 7:00 pm Wednesday by the Lapel Masonic Lodge.
Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Vincent's Hospital.

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