A Celebration of Life for Clyde Frank Smith will be held Saturday November 7th at 2:00 pm at the Homer United Congregational Church.
Clyde was born August 11, 1937 to Frank and Pauline West Smith. Clyde passed away September 6, 2026.
He graduated from Homer High School in 1955 and the University of Illinois in 1959, majoring in Agronomy.
He was in Army ROTC at Illinois. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army. He attended Officer Basic School at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO serving his commitment in the Illinois and New York National Guard.
He obtained his Masters Degree at the U of I and his PhD at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. After obtaining his PhD he began a career of academia teaching at the University of Texas, University of Maryland and Odessa college in Texas. He retired and returned to Illinois where he taught at Lincoln Christian College. He then moved to Greenville SC.
Clyde married Phyllis Knight on February 1, 1959, she proceeded him in death in 2019. Survivors includes a daughter Paula, son Roger (Emily) 7 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and 2 brothers, Dick and Bob Smith.
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