Donald Smeathers

Donald Allan Smeathers, 67, of Carmel, IN and Naples, FL, passed away July 26, 2011 at IU Medical Center in Indianapolis, IN. Don was born October 29, 1943 in Evansville, IN, the son of William and Alma Smeathers. He graduated from Bosse High School in 1961 and the University of Evansville in 1969. He was a stockbroker with Charles Schwab. After his retirement he enjoyed spending winters with his wife in Naples, FL and keeping up with his grandchildren’s sports activities, especially basketball. Don was interested in many things including computers, researching at libraries, fishing, and in recent years motorcycle touring trips. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Alma Smeathers of Evansville, and a brother-in-law, Robert Rose. Don is survived by his wife, Kay (Rose) Smeathers; his son, Jeffrey Smeathers (Trish) of Bargersville, IN; his grandchildren, Jason, Andrew, and Madison Smeathers, all of Bargersville, IN; his sister, Barbara Neidig (Roger) Evansville; his sisters-in-law, Margaret Starnes (Fred) and Elaine Rose, all of Evansville; nieces Kathryn Starnes-Kiely, Evansville, Ronda Cooper, Greenwood, IN, and Shannan Neidig, Evansville; nephews, Ryan Neidig, Evansville, and Ryan Rose, Ooltewah, TN; and numerous cousins from the Evansville and Owensboro, KY area. A celebration of Don’s life will be held on Saturday, July 30 at 3 PM at Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Center- Oaklawn, 9700 Allisonville Road, Indianapolis, with visitation from 1 PM until service time at the funeral center. Entombment will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial gifts may be designated to a memorial account to benefit the basketball programs of his grandchildren, and may be made at any Old National Bank branch or at the funeral center. You are invited to go to the Guest Book page to pass along your personal message or tell a story. Sincerely, -Your friends at Flanner and Buchanan