Midland, Texas
Dean C. Smith of Midland went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, October 3, 2016. Dean was born on April 5, 1929 in Picher, Oklahoma to Charles F. and Nancy (Dodson) Smith. He graduated from Tulsa High School in 1947 and attended the University of Oklahoma on a football...
Read MoreDean is listed as one of the two OU players who blocked a U of Texas punt in the 1950 game that gave OU the national championship in the rivalries section of the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta GA. He was a great guy.
October 06, 2016
Dean was a great role model and mentor in the Gideon ministry as well as a great conversationalist/story teller and role model as a man and businessman . He regularly traveled to churches in this area to give testimonies about the faithfulness of God through His Word( Isaiah 55:11) , particularly in the form of Gideon- placed Scripture .
Edward Wolf
October 05, 2016 | Midland, TX
Dean was a great man. A life well lived!
Charlie Harris
October 05, 2016 | Midland, TX
My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Smith family, I loved Dean and very much enjoyed taking care of him and loving on him. I loved hearing his football stories and reminding him of his glory days at OU. He will be missed around the house. Love u Mr Dean may you play football in heaven with the angels.
Michelle Baldwin
October 05, 2016 | Midland, TX
