Clair E. 'Skinner' Smith

Obituary

  Clair E. ‘Skinner’ Smith, 81, of Milroy, passed away Friday morning, Nov. 26, 2021, at William Penn Healthcare, Lewistown.  Born April 16, 1940 in Spring Mills, he was a son of the late Harry G. and Anna Bertha (Weaver) Smith.  His wife, Bertha M. ‘Ike’ (Lash) Smith, preceded him in death on Oct. 5, 1999.

  Surviving are: daughters, Amy S. Phillips and companion Michael Petrillo, Lisa A. Yetter, all of Milroy; a sister, Grace A. Fultz of Spring Mills; grandchildren, Justin Phillips and wife Rashigh, Brittany McClenahen and husband Kevin; great grandchildren, Everly, Rowan, Lenox.  He was preceded in death by: siblings, Shirley Addleman, Harold J. Smith, Martha J. Snyder, Mary Snyder, and two infant sisters.

  He had been a truck driver for Lewistown Cabinet, and earlier drove for S. L. Wright Trucking.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, Vietnam War.  Clair was a member of the Kish Valley Grace Brethren Church, Reedsville, and the Milroy American Legion.

  Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 at  the Kish Valley Grace Brethren Church, Reedsville, with a viewing one hour before the funeral.  Interment will be in Birch Hill Cemetery, Burnham.