Jack S. Smith

December 31, 1929 - August 27, 2015

Jack Samuel Smith, 85, of Lake City, KS, died Thursday, August 27, 2015 at his residence. He was born on December 31, 1929 in Lake City, KS, the son of William LeRoy Smith, Sr., and Roxie Mae (Nave) Smith. On May 29, 1954, he married Joyce E. (Stone) Smith in Medicine Lodge, KS. She survives. Jack was a miner and heavy equipment operator for National Gypsum. He attended the First Baptist Church, Pratt, KS and was a member of the Lake City Cemetery Board. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. Surviving in addition to his wife, Joyce E. Smith of Lake City, KS are three daughters, Cynthia (Brad) Smith of Dodge City, KS, Amy Denise (Phillip) Wylie of Wellington, KS, and Jacky (Chuck) Deviney of Bethany, OK; Seven grandchildren, Jayne (Luis) Jones, Mari (Mark) Stauth, Troy (Annie) Wylie, Sam (Kirstan) Wylie, Bonnie Kay Wylie, Brett (Angie) Deviney, and Brian (Amy) Deviney; 16 Great-Grandchildren, Sophia Jones, Avery and Maverick Stauth, Sam, Luke, Matthew and Jacob Wylie, Silas, Megan, Makenna, and Maddox Wylie, Ian, Hannah, Grayden, and Tucker Deviney, and Myles Deviney; one sister, Juanita Hall of Osage, OK; Jack was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, William LeRoy Smith, Jr. Visitation will be on Sunday, August 30, 2015 from 1:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. at Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, KS with Pastor Steve DeBerry officiating. Burial will be at Lake City Cemetery, Lake City, KS with military honors by the U.S. Army Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to the Barber County Veterans Wall, the Alzheimer’s Association or the American Diabetes Association, in care of Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.