J.O. Kenneth Smith

J.O. Kenneth Smith, 88, of Kansas City passed away May 26, 2021, at his home.  He was born May 14, 1933, in Barry County the son of Joel Ownes and Mable Jewell (Holt) Smith.
Smith was a 1952 graduate of Cassville High School in Cassville. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving as a Medic while stationed in Germany.  He was a shop foreman for Bayer Corporation in Kansas City and was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Kansas City.  
On Dec. 10, 1955 he married Phyllis Jean Simpson in Lawrence County.
Smith is survived by his wife of 65 years, Phyllis; daughters, Sonia (Craig) Park of Westminster, Colo. and Vickie Park of Aurora, Colo.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister, Betty Raley, of Aurora and brothers, David (Karen)  Atnip of Cassville and Jerry Atnip.
Smith was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Kirby Smith and his son-in-law, Scott Park.
A visitation was held May 29, 2021, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora a funeral service followed in the funeral home chapel. Burial followed at the Marionville IOOF Cemetery in Marionville.