Harold Robert Smith, son of the late Albert and Lolita Smith, was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on July 17, 1922, and passed away at the Arbors at Auburn Creek in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on February 3, 2012, at the age of 89 years, 6 month and 17 days.

Mr. Smith lived in New Jersey and moved to Douglasville, Georgia where he lived for 20 years before moving to Southeast Missouri in 1988. He had been and engineer and designer with a sheet metal manufacturing plant. He had attended the Presbyterian Church, had served in the Army Air Corp and was a member of the V. F. W.

He was married to Sueretha Mildred DeLoach. She preceded him in death on October 13, 2009.

Surviving are one daughter husband husband, Sue and Steven Tippen of Bloomfield; one son and wife, Kevin & Sally Smith of Villa Rica, Georgia; one grandchild; and one great grandchild. Other family and friends also survive.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Virginia Tomczak and two sisters, Gloria Bailey & Louise "Tiny" Glaab.

Visitation will be held after 12:30 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2012, at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter..

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2012, at the Watkins and Sons Chapel in Dexter with the Rev. Josh Carpenter of Dexter officiating.

Interment will be in Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.