Wayne B. Smith

Services for Wayne Buford Smith will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday March 4th at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana MO. The Rev. Ben Teague assisted by Rev. Don Kelley officiating. Friends and Family will gather for visitation from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River at Riverview Cemetery. Born April 13, 1918 Arkansas and raised near Union MS, he was one of 5 children born to Felton and Gussie Lipsey Smith. He married Chattie Sue Darby on May 6, 1938 and they enjoyed a long and happy marriage until his death. They were blessed with two children Eleanor “Sue” Sitton and Gerald “Jerry” Wayne Smith. The Smith family moved from Tennessee in 1955 to Louisiana MO to set up and run a saw mill just South of Louisiana along the river. In later years, he started Wayne B. Smith Inc. and opened a quarry and river port. The business continues to serve the community today under the direction of son, Jerry. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents and siblings with the exception of his dear sister EdMarie Agnew of Memphis TN. Also preceding him in death was daughter in law Karen Carr Smith. Surviving is his wife Chattie of 74 years, daughter and son in law, Sue and John Sitton of Louisiana and Jerry and Gail Smith of Louisiana. Five Grandchildren, 7 Great Grandchildren and 2 Great-Great Grandchildren called him PaPa Wayne. Cindy Sitton Blaylock and husband Gregg of Louisiana, Sherry Miederhoff and friend Kenny Moses of Jefferson City, Chris Sitton of Pittsfield IL, Matthew Wayne Smith and wife Jennifer of Louisiana and Mark Smith of Louisiana, along with their children Brad Stoops, wife Jessica and his children Raelynn and Jonathan; JT Miederhoff, Emily Sitton, Aiden Smith, Alexa Smith, Matthew Gerald Smith and Chattie Valentina Smith. The family has suggested memorials be sent to the Pike Nutrition Center, Buffalo Township United Fund, and Pike County Memorial Hospital Foundation in care of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, Missouri 63353. Few knew of the generosity by Mr. Smith for his family, employees and the community. Most recognized him by his serious persona, but those who knew him well enjoyed his dry, witty sense of humor. He will be sadly missed by all whose lives he touched.

Wayne B. Smith

April 13, 1918 - February 28, 2013