James Lyndel Smith

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James Lyndel Smith, 71 of Kempner, Texas died on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his family. He died after a long battle with cancer.

James, known as Lyndel to his family, was born in 1941 in Yellowpine, Texas to Robert Everett Smith, a Texas Ranger and Ellie Marie Edgar Smith. He had six siblings. He graduated from Hemphill High School and joined the U.S. Army. In 1960 he married Sudie LaNell Wilson and later made their home in Houston where he became a Captain in the Houston Fire Department.

In 1987, James retired from the fire department and went to work as a police officer for the Houston Independent School District. He retired from that in 1997 and moved to Kempner.

James is survived by Sue, his wife of nearly fifty-two years, his son Shelby Smith, his daughter Renae Brumbaugh, daughter-in-law Debbie Smith, son-in-law Mark Brumbaugh, and five grandchildren.

He also leaves behind two brothers, Glyn Smith and Weldon Smith, and two sisters, Joyce Smith and Eyvone Reece, as well as nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his younger brother Robert Everett Smith, Jr. (Bobby) and his older sister Betty Sue Heisler.

Services will be held at 10am Monday, September 24 at New Covenant Church in Lampasas. Burial will be at 1pm at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, TX. Donations can be made to the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation or the Arbor of Hope Orphanage, care of New Covenant Church.

Funeral arrangements are by Sneed Funeral Chapel.

A more detailed version of this obituary was published in the print edition of the Sabine County Reporter on September 26, 2012, page 9

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