Adolph Schmidt

Graveside service for Adolph Elwood Schmidt, 91, of Garland will be Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM at the Dunbar Cemetery, South of Emory.

Mr. Schmidt passed away Tuesday, October 1, at the Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite. He was born April 13, 1922 in Cumby to Paul William and Lillian Rebecca Lennon Schmidt. He married Emogene Fear in San Antonio in 1946. He served his country during WWII in the US Army from 1941-1945 and also in the US Air Force from 1947-1949. During his working career he was an in-state truck driver for Safeway. He was a member of the Teamsters Union.


Survivors include:
Son: Jack Elwood Schmidt and wife Ann of West Tawakoni;
Daughters: Paula Clark and husband Anthony; Karen Bell; and Alice Goodrich and husband Thomas, all of Garland;
Grandchildren: Whitney Bell, Leslie Billot, Erica Fisk, and Melissa Aviles;
Great-Grandchildren: 7;
Great-Great-Grandchildren: 2;
Numerous other loving family and friends.


Preceded by: Parents; Wife in 1975; 1 Great-Great-Grandson, Malachi Wright in 2012; 2 Brothers and 1 Sister.


Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Orwosky Funeral Home.