Roy Lee Smoot

September 25, 1946 - April 13, 2018

Roy Lee Smoot, 71, went to be with his Lord Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Forest Hills Care Center in Broken Arrow, Okla.

He was born September 25, 1946 in Davenport, Iowa to Wilson and Lucille Smoot. Roy attended Salem Elementary School in Salem, Iowa and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa in 1964. He attended Burlington Junior College.

He enlisted in the Air Force at 20 years old; after basic training he was attached to the Strategic Air Command in Plattsburgh, N.Y. then transferred to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Neb. As a Sargent he served as a Security Police; he served two years in Vietnam and two years in Panama.

While in Plattsburgh he met and married Pamela Dragoon and to this union Corey Michael was born. They divorced and Roy returned to Iowa.

He met and Married Melita Woerdeman in 1975 and to this union was born Angela Lynn and Jacqueline Nicole.

Roy was in the restaurant business in Libertyville, Iowa for several years. He then moved to Tulsa, Okla. to be a Farrier and then worked for the City of Tulsa for 19 years as an animal control officer.

Roy is survived by his wife, Melita; son, Corey and wife Jodi Smoot of Summerville, S.C.; daughters, Angela Ferguson of Tulsa, Okla. and Jacqueline Smoot of Broken Arrow, Okla.; six grandchildren: Brittany, Tyler, Kaleb, Ashlyn, T.J. and Lucky; and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters, Gertrude Lewis of Palmyra, Mo. and Sarah and husband Tom Foss of Snellville, Ga.; sisters-in-law, Jean Smoot of Laramie, Wyo. and Lee Woerdeman of Oskaloosa, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert Smoot; foster brother, Roger Smith; his wife's parents, Henry and Ella Woerdeman; and brother-in-law, Don Woerdeman.

Roy was one of those people who would do anything for anyone, he had a special heart for taking care of people. No task too great, no service too small. He loved his animals, especially his horses and his dogs. His grandchildren were his pride and joy as were his children.

Memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2018 at Moore's Southlawn Chapel. Share the memories at www.moorefuneral.com. In lieu of flowers friends and family may contribute to the America Diabetes Foundation and American Heart Association.