Benjamin Lee Smith

Benjamin Lee Smith, 31, formerly of Altus, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in Houston, Texas. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at First Baptist Church in Altus with Dr. Jeff Moore, Rev. Keith Wiginton and Rev. George Brock officiating. Funeral services and cremation arrangements are under the direction of Kincannon Funeral Home. The Smith Family will conduct a private inurnment service at a later date. Ben was born April 22, 1980 to Rod and Cindy Smith in Dallas, Texas. He attended school in Altus and then graduated from Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas. Ben accepted Christ at an early age and was of the Baptist faith. He loved and participated in all sports growing up, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. In 1998, Ben married Haide in Dallas, Texas. Later moving to Houston, Texas, he worked as an underwater welder in the offshore oil and gas industry. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, J.K. and Mae Smith, Carl and Dimple Darr, and an uncle, Steve Darr. Ben is survived by his parents, Rod and Cindy Smith of Blair, OK; Haide Smith, daughter, Emmy Smith and son, Gavin Smith, all of Houston, TX; one sister, Natalie Hogan and husband, Derek, of Shawnee, OK; two nephews, Tanner and Maddox Hogan, one niece, Ella Bleu Hogan, all of Shawnee, OK; and many relatives and friends. The Smith Family will greet friends Monday evening from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Kincannon Funeral Home.