In Memory of Arthur Paul "AP Smith" - Firefighter Memorials on Waymarking.com

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We've seen lots of sights across the miles
Here is one that's worth a read:
A.P. was loved, and to him, Godspeed.

As part of the Oakalla VFD sign, there is a pillar with two plaques (one with text and the other with an etching of A.P.), behind which hangs a cast iron skillet. The inscription tells the tale:

Plaque is part of the (new) Oakalla VFD sign and reads:
In Memory of Arthur Paul "AP Smith"
March 3, 1935 to March 14, 2008
"What we have once enjoyed we can never lose;
All that we love deeply, becomes a part of us."
Helen Keller

This cast iron skillet was auctioned off in memory of A.P. Smith, for $4500.00 at the Oakalla V.F.D. Fish Fry in June 2008. A.P. was a life long member of the Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department and a pillar of the Oakalla Community. He was full of knowledge, a wonderful friend and family man and very involved in this community. Every year A.P. would contribute a cast iron pot or skillet to the auction to help raise money for the fire department. After he passed away in March of 2008, the fire department members purchased this skillet. It was auctioned off and resold 14 times. The proceeds were used to purchase this sign.

Contributions were made in his memory by:
Bill J. Post
Dell and Amanda Wood
Paul Branham and Family - Branham Auto & Truck Repair
Warren Thornton
Kret Hansen
Ronnie and Connie Roark
Shawn Kelly
Jimmy and Vivian Sunvison
Cross Bar Ranch - The Larry Laden Family
Bobby and Janie Vance
Mr. & Mrs. K.C.Brown
Paul & Margaret Simpson
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Reid and Family
Wanda and Allan Daniels

A special contribution was made by Eddie Barron - Barron Construction - for the labor, materials and construction of this sign and memorial.

"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday. Unseen, unheard, but always near. Still loved, still missed, and very dear."
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Memorial Website: [Web Link] Physical address: FM 963 & 2657 RT 3 Box 465 Killeen, TX USA 76549

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