Article: Harry 'Joe' Smith

MASSILLON -- Harry "Joe" Casper Smith, 82, of Massillon, passed away Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, at Amherst Meadows in Massillon.

He was born on June 11, 1926, in Baker, W.Va., to Harry Casper Smith Sr. and Clara (Gochenour) Smith. The family moved to Beach City in 1936 and Joe spent most of his life in the Massillon area.

He married Mabel "Billie" Wilson on March 7, 1953. She survives.

He was employed by the Wheeling-Lake Erie Railroad, R.H. Little, and then retired from Ohio Drilling in 1985. After retirement, Joe and Billie spent their winters in Brooksville, Fla. They returned to Massillon in 2006.

He was preceded in ...

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