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Chauncey Smith Obituary

December 27, 2010, Chauncey G. Smith, 83 in Edgewater, FL, formerly of Hamlin. Survived by his wife of 60 years, Reta (Scopes) Smith; daughters, Adair Korn & Gail (Mike) Nowak; grandchildren, Shea & April Korn, and Heather Conley; great-grandchildren, Isaiah Curtis-Korn & Sophia Conley; brothers, Frank (Sharon) & Bob (Sandy); sister, Doris; sister-in-law, Geri Kulzer. He was a longtime employee of Duffy Mott Co., Hamlin and retired from Curtis-Burns, Leicester, NY. He raised, trained and showed horses being past president of NY Palomino Horse Exhibitors Assoc. He was loved and admired by the young and old alike and will be remembered as a great story-teller of his life's experiences. He was Deacon of Bella Vista Baptist Church in Edgewater.

Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service SAT., Jan. 8th at 2 PM at Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home, Inc., 735 East Ave., Hilton. Private interment, Parma Union Cemetery. Those wishing may contribute to Bella Vista Baptist Church, Building Fund, or Halifax Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, 4014 S. Ridgewood Ave., Edgewater, FL 32141.

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Published by Rochester Democrat And Chronicle on Jan. 2, 2011.

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January 8, 2011

Rita,
we will miss chauncey. will miss see his wounderful smile in the summer time and seeing him at kendall parade as we pass by on our horses,he will be miss by us

Bob Conrow& RObin Wheeler
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Carol Pettigrew

January 4, 2011

Reta,

So sorry to hear Chauncey has passed, I will miss Chauncey's smiling good mornings and his warm handshakes on Sunday mornings at church.

Fred & Jolene Fidler

December 30, 2010

Rita.......we are so sorry to hear of your great loss. Fred and I really loved and appreciated Chauncey. He was a wonderful man and he always made sure to greet us in church. His face and stories will be missed. Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. Fred and Jolene Fidler

Don and Claudia Crosby

December 29, 2010

Reta and family...Please know you are in our prayers. Chauncey will be missed by all who knew him. He was an important member of our church family, when we were going to Bella Vista.

SCOTT STOCKTON

December 29, 2010

so sorry to hear about Chauncey's passing he will be missed
Scott and Sara Stockton

December 29, 2010

Reta, So sorry to hear about Chauncey. We enjoyed talking with him. He will be missed in Cory Estates.
Sharon and Bill Maher

Kay & jerry Bennington

December 29, 2010

You will be missed, that smile on your face as we walked in to Church.You always put a smile in my heart I will miss you

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