H. Wayne Smoker

August 18, 1930 - August 24, 2015

Mr. H. Wayne Smoker, 85, of Louisiana, Missouri, passed away on August 24, 2015 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, August 28th at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, Missouri. The Rev. John Bateman will officiate. Burial will be at the Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 27th at the funeral home. Wayne was born on August 18, 1930 in Akron, Indiana to Albert and Ruth Bryant Smoker. He was married to Chaume Crabbs on April 24, 1951 in Indiana and she preceded him in death on October 18, 2013. He is survived by 2 daughters, Patricia Trower of Mexico, Missouri and Susan Beauchamp and her husband Larry of Annada, Missouri, 2 sons, Michael Smoker and Matthew Smoker both of Louisiana, Missouri, 8 Grandchildren, and 14 Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Ruth Smoker, 2 sisters, Freda Graham and Opal Laughman, a brother, Ernest Smoker, his beloved wife of 62 years, Chaume Smoker, and 3 Great Grandchildren. Wayne was employed by Sonoco Products Co. for 42 years. He moved his family to Louisiana in 1963 when he started the Louisiana Plant. He had served on the Board of Buffalo Township Fire Protection District for many years and enjoyed sharing stories of his coyote hunting days. Pallbearers will be Tom Beauchamp, Ted Beauchamp, Tyler Beauchamp, Jason Henderson, Adam Henderson, and Aaron Henderson. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Buffalo Township Fire Protection District in care of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, Missouri 63353. On-line condolences may be sent at www.collierfuneral.com.