Stanley Everett Smith

Stanley Everett Smith obituary

Stanley Everett Smith

Stanley Smith Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Wilson Mortuary - Salem on Dec. 9, 2025.
Stanley Everett Smith, 68, of Salem, Missouri, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2025, in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel.

Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2025, in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial to follow in the Jadwin Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction and care of Wilson Mortuary of Salem, Missouri.

Stanley is survived by his sons: Chance Wilhite and wife Bailey of Oklahoma and Lance Crossen of Colorado; brother: Steven Smith of Salem, MO; sister: Shielah Warren of Rolla, MO; special cousins: Mike, Jim, Cheryl, and Donna; as well as several nieces, nephews, extended family, and dear friends.

Preceding him in death were his parents: Jewell and Mary Louise (Woolf) Smith; and brother: Joey Smith.

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