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Charles Smets
Charles "Charley" Joseph Smets, 87, Fort Smith died April 15, 2019, in Fort Smith. He was born Oct. 30, 1931, in Van Buren to Leo Anthony and Marie B. Harshbarger. Charley was a pharmacist and pharmacy owner for over 40 years. He loved work and helping people with their healthcare. He was loved, trusted and respected by generations of his customers. Charley leaves behind many friends and a lasting impression on his profession and his pharmacy family. Charley's granddaughter, Abigail, is, to his delight, a fourth-generation pharmacist. He enjoyed fishing, duck hunting, hiking in Arkansas, projects that improved his community and particularly the Fort Smith Parks system.
Charley is survived by one daughter, Caron and husband David Roberts of Fort Smith; one son, Mike Smets and wife Bonnie Johnson of Fort Smith; one granddaughter, Abigail Smets and husband Ricky Murphy; two great- grandsons, William and Wyatt Murphy; longtime caregiver, Trish Green; and special friend, Liz Holle.
Charley was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Patience Warren Smets.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Services and cremation are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
The family will greet friends 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Edwards Funeral Home, prior to the rosary.
Memorials may be made to Park Partners of Fort Smith, P.O. Box 934, Fort Smith, AR 72902.
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My sincere condolences to the family. May your hearts be filled with the precious memories of your dear loved one, today, tomorrow and always.
Ecclesiastes 7:1, John 3:16
April 28, 2019
Dear Mike,
I'm so sorry to hear of Charley's passing. He was a kind and thoughtful man who always put in that extra effort to make sure one was O.K. and satisfied with whatever kind of service or product he presented you with. I will always remember the sound of his voice and that jolly way of always joking with you whenever you went to see him. Now, I know how we are related; it was through the Harshberger side of the family. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the rest of your family.
Lindy Cotner
April 24, 2019
I am so sorry for your loss. One of my earliest memories is that of going to Coleman Pharmacy with my mother to get medicine for one of us 6 children. We didn't have a lot of money and Charley was always there to help her save a buck by sharing wonderful home remedies as well as the prescriptions we needed.Charley was a wonderful human being.
With deepest condolences,
Cindy (Crawley) Denney
I later had the pleasure of going to school with his daughter, Caron, whom I'm pleased to see lives in Fort Smith! (I would like for Caron to get in touch with me to reminisce about grade-school, as well as that we may be related; Charley's mom is a Harshbarger and my great-grandmother is a Harshbarger.
April 24, 2019
Lindy Cotner
April 24, 2019
I'm so sorry for your loss. Charley was a wonderful man. I remember being a little girl and my mom and dad would always go to Coleman's to get prescriptions from Charley. We thought he knew more that the doctors did. He was always so kind. One time, just because he'd known me so long, he knew as soon as he looked at the prescription I handed him that the medication was something I was allergic to and called the doctor's office to get a different one. Charley was one of a kind!
Brenda Sharum Sumners
April 23, 2019
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