Dale W. Smith, 69, of Marseilles passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.
A celebration of life will be held from 11:00 – 2:00 Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Ottawa VFW with military honors. Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with his cremation. Burial will be at a later date in Oakwood Memorial Park.
Dale was born November 17, 1948 in Streator, Illinois. He was a truck driver and retired as a correctional officer. He proudly served in the United States Army during Vietnam and he received the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Ottawa VFW.
He is survived by his mother, Jean M. Johnston; three children, Harmony Smith, Chad Mitchell, and Tamara (Eneas) Cyr; six grandchildren, Michael and Emma Thompson, Kenzy Mitchell, Brady Mitchell all of Ottawa, Keara Aan Eneas Cyr, and Ezrah Axton Eneas Desmarias both of Wapato, Washington; one great grandson, Weston Whitney.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Arthur and Mildred Crosiar; his brother, Duane Smith; and his grandson, Tyler Thompson.
Memorials may be directed to his family.
Dale has been laid to rest in the Garden of Devotion.