Toft Funeral Home and Crematory
2001 Columbus Ave
Sandusky, OH 44870
Phone: 419-625-8816
Website: http://www.toftfh.com
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Donnie "Joe" Smith, 75, of Sandusky, passed away on Monday evening, May 5, 2014 in Firelands Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born on April 14, 1939 in Coeburn, VA and attended Coeburn High School.
Joe worked for Spoerr Precast Concrete for 50 years.
He served honorably in the U.S. Navy for four years from 1959 to 1963. He was a member of the Car Coddlers and Northern Ohio Chevelle Club. He coached his children's Atom and Little League baseball teams.
Joe is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lillian (Jones) Smith, whom he married on March 4, 1964; daughter, Jennifer Lynn Smith, of Sandusky; son, Philip W. (Stacy A.) Smith, of Bellevue; grandchildren, Zachary, Micaela, and Annalise; sister, Lois Marshall, of Castlewood, VA; brother, John W. Smith, Jr., of Coeburn, VA; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John W., Sr. and Leatha (Mays) Smith; brothers, David Smith, Elmer Smith, Delmer Smith, Mumford Smith, and Bobby Smith; and a sister, Nancy Smith Estep.
Friends may call from 6-9 P.M. on Thursday, May 8, 2014 in Toft Funeral Home & Crematory, 2001 Columbus Ave., Sandusky. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 A.M. in the funeral home with the Rev. Michael Alcorn of the Bellevue Alliance Church officiating. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery, where the Marine Corps Forever Honor and Color Guard will provide military honors.
Memorial contributions in Joe's name may be made to Cancer Services of Erie County, 505 E. Perkins Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870 or to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK, 73123-1718.
Condolences and gifts of sympathy may be made to the family by visiting www.toftfh.com.
