Jonathan Ezra Smith

Jonathan Ezra Smith, 90, of Cynthiana, KY, formerly of Pendleton County, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at the Cedar Ridge Health Campus in Cynthiana. Born in Pendleton County on February 3, 1923, he was a son of the late Jacob Paul and Daisy Wilson Harper Smith. On August 28, 1999, he married Garnetta Ward Scott Smith, and his dear wife survives his passing. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 54 years, Yuelta Fern Flynn Smith, on December 22, 1997. Jonathan spent his life taking care of his family and serving his church, community, and country. He loved farming. Formerly, he had also served as Deputy Sheriff of Pendleton County, a mail carrier with the United States Postal Service, a Pendleton County school bus driver, a Butternut Bread truck driver, an employee of the Newport Steel Mill, and an accountant with the former Bob Roth Oil Company of Falmouth. He was a member of the Falmouth United Methodist Church, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a lay minister serving Pendleton, Harrison, Bracken, and Campbell Counties, a Kentucky Colonel, a Past Gideon, a past commander and member of the Hardin- Browning Post #109, a member of the Orion Lodge #222 F & A M, a member of the Farm Bureau Board, and a member of the Soil Conservation Board. He was also preceded in death by 3 sisters, Ruby Glass, Mabel Bruin, and Hazel Kabler and 3 brothers, Raymond “Jack” Smith, Kenneth “Pete” Smith, and Forrest “Bud” Smith. In addition to his wife, Garnetta Scott Smith, he is survived by 4 children: Carol (David) Mains, of Falmouth, KY, Glenda (Charles) Cummins of Ft. Mitchell, KY, Jonathan Smith, Jr. of Lexington, KY, and James Rick (Patricia) Smith of Louisville, KY; 4 step-children: Linda (Kenny) Smiley, John Russell (Barbara) Scott, Jerry Lee Scott, and Cindy (Ronnie) Earle, all of Cynthiana, KY; many grandchildren, many great grandchildren; and 4 great great grandchildren; 1 sister, Virginia (Earl) Wills of Independence, KY; 1 brother, Lawrence Andrew (Vivian Holmes) Smith of North Vernon, IN; a sister-in-law, Mabel Haley Smith of Rushville, IN; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2013, at the Falmouth United Methodist Church, with Rev. Jackson Brewer and Rev. Patricia Smith officiating. The visitations will be from 4-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 17, 2013, at the Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, and from 12-2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2013, preceding the service at his church. Interment with full military honors by the Hardin- Browning Post #109 will take place in the Sunrise Cemetery, Harrison County. Memorials are suggested to the Hardin- Browning Post #109 or the Hospice of the Bluegrass. var item = document.getElementById("tukios_iframe"); // Now calculate our height. if (item){ //Looks like we have tukios_iframe. Lets do stuff var currentWidth = item.clientWidth; var proposedHeight = (currentWidth + 80) * 9/16; item.height=proposedHeight; } PDF Printable Version

Jonathan Ezra Smith

February 3, 1923 - February 13, 2013