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LEWISTOWN, Mo. -- Roy R. Smyser, 88, of rural Lewistown, passed away at 2:31 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 13, 2015) in Blessing Hospital at Quincy, Ill.
He was born Sept. 12, 1926, near Durham, a son of Reuben and Eunice Tucker Smyser. He married Hazel Abell on Dec. 15, 1973, in Maywood. She survives. He was a member of Mission Hill Baptist Church in Palmyra. He loved music and played the bass guitar. Roy loved his family very much and liked to make people smile. He looked forward to sitting on the front porch in the evening and loved to farm on the old home place. Roy was a very hard worker and operated the road grader for the county for many years and spent 10 years as county road commissioner. He spent 27 years driving school bus for the C-1 School District. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Smyser of rural Lewistown; one son, Glenn (Erin) Smyser of Ewing; two daughters, Virginia Ranville of Quincy and Lanette Burda of Center; stepdaughter, Teena (David) Sparks of Ewing; grandchildren, Alexis Smyser, Samantha Smyser, Reagan Smyser, Chrissi Smallman Radcliff, Dominic Ciavarro, and Jonathan Burda; stepgrandchildren, Chad Wright, Jeremy Wright, Ethan Wright, Scott Toliver, Autumn Stone, Dillon Sparks and Bailee Lester; numerous great-grandchildren; and two nieces, Brenda Gunlock of Lewistown and Gayla Curry of Hannibal. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Ruth Hicks; and a stepdaughter, Terry Wright. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Durham Baptist Church at Durham, with the Rev. Alvin K. Lewis and the Rev. Ted Middleton officiating. Burial will be in the Durham Cemetery. VISITATION: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at the Durham Baptist Church. MEMORIALS: Durham Cemetery Association. ARRANGEMENTS: Ball-Davis Funeral Home, Ewing. Condolences may be expressed online at whig.comTo plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Roy and his wife and family was a great help here at the TV station for many years. He ran camera #2 on the Sweet Anointing television program. He always had a great attitude and a good sense of humor. That helps on a TV production when the pressure is on.
August 18, 2015
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Love Chrisi, Michael, & Dominic
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