Darrell Smith Obituary
Darrell Smith, 74 years of Hicksville, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in the emergency room at Promedica Defiance Hospital, Defiance, Ohio. Darrell was born on September 1, 1950, in Wauseon, Ohio, the son of the late Harold and Barbara (Brown) Smith. He was a 1968 graduate of Swanton High School. Darrell served our country in the United States Army until his honorable discharge in 1977. He married Deborah Vold, on February 15, 1980, in Napoleon, Ohio, and she survives. Darrell was a Prison Guard at the Marion Correctional Institution for over 20 years. Prior to this, Darrell was a Police Officer for the Village of Ottawa, Ohio. He also worked as Head of Security and Safety for the Columbus Athletic Club and the Toledo Athletic Club. He was a member of the Hicksville American Legion Post 223 and the Sherwood VFW Post 5665, and the Indiana Ham Radio Club. Darrell enjoyed his Ham Radio Club and was an avid Military History Buff.
Surviving is his wife, Deborah of Hicksville; four children, Cory (Farrah) Smith of Batavia, Ohio, Kylee Smith of Marion, Ohio, Alexandra Smith of Hicksville, and Gabriel Smith, also of Hicksville; eight siblings, Gregory Smith of Delta, Ohio, RoxAnn Durant of Swanton, Ohio, Randy Smith of Delta, Ohio, Rochelle (George) VanDenBerghe of Liberty Center, Ohio, Gwen (Steve) Shein of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Stacey Smith of Toledo, Ohio, Cheryl Kleinfelter of Delta, Ohio and Andy Smith of Delta, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Paul Dean Smith.
Visitation for Darrell Smith will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. in the Oberlin-Turnbull funeral Home, 706 North Main Street, Hicksville, where funeral services will begin at 12:00 p.m. with Pastor Kevin Doseck, officiating. Military Gravesite Honors will be accorded by a combined honor guard of the Hicksville American Legion Post 223, Sherwood VFW Post 5665, and Farmer American Legion Post 137. Entombment will follow in Riverview Memory Gardens, Defiance, Ohio.
Memorial contributions can be directly to the Hicksville American Legion Post 223.
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