Charles Laverne Smith, formerly of Rushville, passed away Monday, May 10, 2010, at Heritage Manor Rehab Center. He was born July 28, 1929, in Rushville. He married Norita Peyton on Aug. 23, 1989. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Henry Smith; mother, Lydia Hiles Smith-Gust; step-father, Henry Gust; and half-brother, Kenneth Perry. Charles was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a farmer and hay and straw broker. He was a member of Trinity Church of the Nazarene. He was a Sunday school teacher at Rushville Free Methodist Church and later at Trinity Church of the Nazarene, during the past 50 years. He is survived by his wife, Norita; three sons, Morey (wife, Pam) Smith, Randall Smith and Galen (wife, Erica) Smith; two grandchildren, Scott and Amy Smith; four step-sons and their families, Mauri, Charles, Ted and Otto Peyton; eleven step-grandchildren; and several cousins. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Vancil-Murphy Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 14, 2010, at Trinity Church of the Nazarene, with the Rev. Ron Waltrip officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Church of the Nazarene.