Charles John Smith
1920-2008
Passed away at St Joseph`s Sandgate Formerly of Shortland
Aged 87 Years
Dearly loved husband of 62 years to JEAN, beloved father to DAVID, SHEILA, GEOFFREY and MAUREEN, father-in-law to JOAN, FRANK, VANESSA and PAUL (dec), loved grandfather and great grandfather to the members of the BAXTER, BEETSON, OOSTENBROEK, LOUVAO and SMITH FAMILIES.
Relatives and Friends are warmly invited to attend CHARLIE`s Funeral Service at St Paul`s Anglican Church, Naughton Avenue, Birmingham Gardens this TUESDAY 8th January 2008 commencing at 10.30am, thence for burial at Wallsend Cemetery.
"lest We Forget"
SHORTLAND RSL SUB BRANCH
The committee and members of the Shortland RSL Sub Branch are invited to attend the Funeral of their late member CHARLES JOHN SMITH.
A. Jennings (Pres)
K. Brown (Sec)
Charles John Smith
Always in my Heart
7th September 2008
When my Dad that I loved passes on beyond life
In the world that we know is gone
A beautiful sense of your presence like music remembered by heart for you dad on Fathers Day.
Miss you heaps
Love
Our Maurs
Dad,
We think of you often, and know you are with us in spirit. Your photo sits at my bed side, so I see your smile each night. Though the years may pass, you will always be in a special corner of my heart.
Love you forever
Sheila
7/9/2008
Dad,
We think of you often, and know you are with us in spirit. Your photo sits at my bed side, so I see your smile each night. Though the years may pass, you will always be in a special corner of my heart.
Love you forever
Sheila
7/9/2008
Smith, Charles John
My second Dad. I remember that first Father’s Day dinner after David & I were married. There you were with my Dad both wiping up whilst David washed the dishes when I came to see what was taking you all so long – in front of the dishwasher all of you had forgotten was there. It was a standing joke for every get-together from then on. Miss both of my dads but know you are both still enjoying the joke together.
Still miss your bright smile.
Joan & David
7/9/2008
1 year has passed so quickly since I last said goodbye.
No day or event goes by without my thought of you in my heart.
I love you dearly.
I know if the tears could build a stairway and memories a lane.
I`d walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.
Sadly missed and loved by your loving Daughter Maurs
Gone from our touch but never from our hearts
Love always Melissa and Michael
Remembering you is easy we do it everyday, missing you is heartache that
will never fade away. We miss you more that these words could ever say.
Love always all your grandkids and great-grandchildren
31/12/2008
Tears will dry
And time moves on
But you’ll always be in our hearts
I remember breakfast outings, family gatherings & meals on our veranda. Cuppas together & card games. Eucha – Oh YES!
Its been a long year & we still miss your bright smile & happy welcome.
Love David & Joan
Dad
Can it really be that time again. Still think of you ,every day, Our family seems so much closer now, and we all miss you smiling face, and your saying of (Iam ok.) help close in the corner of my heart Sheila
Dad you sent me a message last night, I will do as you asked, and forget about the envelope, with all the things, I had as a memory of you and Mum.Everyone said I need to cry, so today I watched your DVD, and had a good cry, so now I move on.
Thinking of you always Sheila
Dad miss you so much, think of you every day .A rose blooms in my garden in memory of you both love Sheilaxx
20/3/2009
Dad will be at your grave on Saturday, over a year has gone and still I miss you remember me and keep us all safe Sheila
10/6/2009
HEAVEN IS SO FAR AWAY, THE ROSE IS OUT IN BLOOM AND I SMILE AS I think of you Love always Sheila xxx
24/6/2009
It`s Father`s Day
Dad you were taken from us
Nearly 2 years ago.
Gone are the days we used to share.
I wish I could hear you say
When I went out
Bring on the Dancing girls.
I miss you more than anyone knows
The gates of memory will never close
I`m sorryI did`nt relise
What was happening to you at home
but David protected me from all your pain.
I love my brother for this but I would have made it right.
If only I would have known
It was a big this for David to carry on his
Sholders alone.
We can only thank god that you had a
Great son in David.
You were a great Dad to me
But I feel within myself
I let you down as a daughter
Its taken 2 years to realise this
They say that a broken heart
Will mend but my heart dosent seem to be
Mending
I love you dad
Happy Fathers day
Love Out Morn
Keisha Beetson
Dad , this is my way of wishing you happy fathers day. Life goes on ,Tammy is well on the road to recovery, I know you were with her every step of the way in surgery as was Mum. Happy father’s day for September. The family , now needs to heal, and love each other, What do we do for our young brother, I really do not know, he must make his own way in Life I guess Sheila xxx
Charles John
To Dad on Father`s Day
You know I miss you
From times in the past
I come to sit beside you
To talk about things
That we thought
would last
Maybe we will talk
again
In dream I have
sometime soon about
the past
Love David and Joan
I just sitting here
Thinking of about
times that have past
How when you
walking to room your
smile would light it up
If I was down in
The dumps just one
look at your smile would
make eveything OK
I miss your BBQ`s
and the times
you and dad talked if only
that would happen once more
I see you two
I love you and
Dad and miss you heeps
Love your Daughter in-law
Joan and David
You know I miss you
From times in the past
I come to sit beside you
To talk about things that we thought would last
Maybe we will talk again in dreams I have
Sometime soon, about the past
Love David
Memories of Fathers Days past flow through my mind, with both our Dad’s together at BBQs, picnics, restaurants, family gatherings. You always with a sunny smile to greet us all, and “I’m good”. Memories colour our past to make us smile whilst we continue our journey through life. Love Joan
4/9/2009
If Roses grow in Heaven
HAPPY FATHERS DAY POPPY
Today is the day we use to have BBQs
For you
Sitting Here missing that I would of love to see
you at Uncle Davids sitting down waiting for me to serve
I wish the family was all together
Instead of apart
I love and miss you pop
Love Mel
If poppies grow in heaven
Lord pick a bunch for me
Place them in my Poppys arms
and tell him there from me
And when he turns to smile place a kiss
Upon his cheek and hold him for a while
Remembering him is easy I do it everyday
But there`s a ache
Within my heart that will
Never go away
Love your Grand daughter
Melissa
6/9/2009
God looked around his garden
and found an empty space.
He then looked down upon the earth
and saw your tired face.
He put his arms around you
and lifted you to rest.
He knew that you would never
Get better on earth.
He saw the road was rough
And the hills were hard to climb.
So he closed your weary eyelids and
Whispered Peace be Thine.
It broke my heart to lose you
You didn`t go alone for part of
Me went with you the day
God called you home.
Forever loved your
Granddaughter Melissa Leigh Beetson
In loving memory of my Poppy
Gone 2 years 4th January
If roses grow in heaven
Lord please pick a bunch for me.
And place them in pops arms.
And Tell him their from Temeka and Kurt
Tell him we miss him and when he turns
To smile place a Kiss upon his cheek and
Hold him for a while.
Loved and longed for everyday
Love forever Your
Granddaughter Temeka
and Your
Grandson Kurt
Its been two years to
That awful day when Mel
Came in a told me
That you were gone.
It`s that time of year I miss you most
But really it doesn`t take a
Special day to remember
Your smiling face.
In time Mum would say
All will be alright
Well Dad tell it to hurry up
So this heart of mine can mend
Sheila tells me to let you go
and don`t dwell on the past
But Dad I loved you dearly and
It`s hard to let you go.
I know Mum`s place would be
Beautiful in heaven because
Look at all the beautiful people in it
I Love you Dad
I wish you were hear But Dad you
Will always be in my heart
Love your Daughter
Our Maureen
4/1/2009
Days come and days go, have been thinking of you all day today, god kept you on earth until your time was done. So now you are on a higher plane until it is time to start the journey once again.
love you so much Sheila 4/01/10
You will always be thought of with a special thought. It is time for goodbyes, until we meet again
Love Always Sheila
