Obituaries

Donald Edward Smith

Donald Edward Smith was born April 12, 1948, in Tulsa, Okla. He was the son of Paul and Louise (Edwards) Smith. Don was raised and attended his initial education in Sapulpa. In 1963, he moved with his family to the Keystone Lake area near Cleveland and completed his education with the Cleveland High School Class of 1966. Upon completion of his high school education, Don was inducted into the service of his country in the United States Air Force. After a tour in Viet-Nam, Don returned home when his father suffered a heart attack and was honorably discharged. After his military service, Don went to Los Angeles for a year with his older brother and worked for a company called rapid blueprint as a motorcycle messenger. He then returned to Cleveland and accepted employment with the Indian Electric Cooperative for short time, also attending Tulsa Junior College and Tulsa Vo-Tech. He was married to Charleen Tomlin on April 17, 1971. Don then began a career in the natural gas measurement business working for Flo Measurement in Tulsa. Don founded his own business, Integrator Services in 1986 to service the Flow Measurement Co. including Integration equipment models 2000, 2000K, 1000, circular chart averager, and the strip chart averager. The company also manufactured circuit boards and parts for integration equipment. Don enjoyed his work and as a result established homes in Cleveland, Okla., Sargents, Colo., and Branson, Mo., in order to remain close to the many areas served by his company. He also sent machines to Pakistan allowing his machines to be used worldwide. Don and Charleen enjoyed traveling and especially the outdoors. He was and avid four wheel and ATV operator and liked taking friends on trails and old mining roads in Colorado. He also enjoyed spending time on the lake boating. He enjoyed working on any type of electronic device and anything associated with computers and computer software. Don took time to enjoy life to the fullest. Charleen preceded him in death on March 9, 2010. Don passed from this life on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of 65. In addition to his wife, Don was preceded in death by his father, Paul Smith and a brother, Ronald Smith. Don is survived by his mother, Louise Smith of Branson, Mo.; brother, Paul Smith, Jr. of New Boston, N.H., and a special friend, Mary Mills of Cleveland, Okla. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Kings Cemetery in White River, Ark., with Rev. David Head officiating. Burial will be at the Kings Cemetery under the direction of the Chapman-Black Funeral Home.

Published July 14, 2013

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