Smith, Robert Herman

1923 - 2016  (93 years)

• Name	Smith, Robert Herman
  Birth	21 May 1923	Blue Point, Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SMIT.R025
  _FGRAVE	169397281
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [1]
  Death	3 Sep 2016	Blue Point, Wayne County, Illinois
  	Obit - WFIW Radio Robert H. Smith, 93, of Rinard died on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at his home. He was a member of Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church near Cisne and a member of the American Legion. He served in the Navy in World War II as a Seaman First Class. He survived the sinking of the USS Southern Seas during Typhoon Louise, which hit the coast of Okinawa in 1945. He also served on the USS Nashville. He was a life-long farmer and worked at the McCracken farm near Mt. Erie, the Robinson Farms at Mt. Erie and Enterprise, and for his brother Isaac Smith near Rinard. Survivors include his wife of 70 years; his son, Rex Smith; his daughter, Peggy Dickey (Elbert); granddaughters Michele Crawford, Julie Myskow (Jason), and Lisa Giesbrecht (Daniel); grandson Matthew Dickey (Amanda); and several nieces and nephews. He was also blessed with seven great-grandchildren: Taylor and Holden Crawford, Wyatt Myskow, Toby and Liam Giesbrecht, and Holly and Owen Dickey. Robert also enjoyed a close friendship with Merl and Marilyn Holt. He thought of the Holts as family and considered Kara Garner and children Holt and Taegen and Tyra Cycholl and children Savannah and Owen to be his grandchildren.
  Burial	Cisne Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44655	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family	Block, Hazel,   b. 3 Jun 1926   d. 13 Nov 2019, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F21346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Cisne Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2).