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Robert Carver "Bobby" Smithson
Robert Carver "Bobby" Smithson
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Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Ganther officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
A native of Christian County, KY he was born August 4, 1945 the son of the late William Carver Smithson and Alice Elizabeth Cayce Smithson. Bobby was a farmer and would proudly say he farmed since the age of 3. He was a member of Liberty Christian Church where he served as a elder for over 40 years and also served as the assistant Sunday School Superintendent. He was active in the original local chapter of the National Farmers Organization.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Ann Campbell.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years: Brenda Rogers Smithson; his sons: Roger Carver (Sheila) Smithson and John William (Shahri) Smithson both of Christian County, KY; his sisters: Mary Alice Simning of Christian County, KY and Martha Lou (John) Schrecker of Hopkinsville, KY; his grandchildren: Ryan Smithson, Kyle (Greghen) Smithson, Clayton (Makenzie) Smithson, Shelby Smithson, and Mallory Smithson and her fiancé, Chandler Minton; and his great grandchildren: Rhett Smithson and Chassie-Claire Smithson.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Liberty Christian Church.
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2504 South Virginia Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42240
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Pat Chism
July 17, 2024
We are so sorry to learn of Bobby´s death. We were out of the country this whole time and just found out. Bobby managed our nearby farm since the 1980s and he and family were good friends. I remember him coming to my father´s funeral. I spoke with him about a week before his death and he told me of his health condition. He is missed terribly.
Pat and Dorothea Chism
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