Mr. Daniel Theodore Smith, age 74, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, March 29, 2005, in Ocean Springs.
Mr. Smith served in the U.S. Air Force and retired as a M/Sgt. in 1971 after 22 years of service. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore R. Smith and Arizona Morris Hayes. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife of 54 years, Melba Bosarge Smith, daughter, Page L. Pearson and husband, David, all of Ocean Springs, sister, Virginia Pratt of New Berlin, New York, six grandsons, Chris Salazar of Albequerque, New Mexico, Kian Davis of Gulfport, D.J. Davis, Jason Davis, Jay Pearson, and Lloyd Pearson, all of Ocean Springs, four great-granddaughters, and three nieces.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, from 6-8 PM, at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. On Thursday, March 31, 2005, there will be a 10 AM chapel service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Park.