Harvey Joe Smith, 1929—2014, A Christian, American, Texas husband, father and friend. Son of Floyd and Bee Harding Smith. Harvey was a Texas CPA who never earned any grade except "A" in any accounting course through his masters. Harvey earned his BBA Degree from Midwestern University and his MBA from SMU. While serving in the US Army during the Korean War, as the lone soldier at Longhorn Ordinance Works, Karnack, Texas, his job was to administer the Army's munitions contract. Following his Honorable Discharge from the service, he was employed as an accountant at the same Karnack location by Thiokol Chemical Corporation where he met and married Sara Ella Winslett. After 13 years at Thiokol, the Smith family relocated to Dallas where his career path took him from controller at El Chico to Varo in Plano, where he was Manager of their Night Vision Division. Later, as an employee of Pearle Vision Center, Harvey purchased several optical stores which became a part of Texas State Optical. While President of TSO, he was also President of Pearle's International Division, in which capacity he purchased chains of optical stores in many foreign countries, hired operational personnel to run them and changed the stores' names to Pearle Vision Center. During his retirement years, he purchased and operated SAVY Quick Print in Dallas for several years. Sold it and worked for Dillard's until his doctor told him to get knee replacements or change jobs. So, at the age of 80, he began his work at the IRS. Harvey Smith often stated that his greatest achievements in life were his children.

Survivors include his wife, Sara Ella Winslett Smith and children: Harvey Joe Smith, Jr., his wife, Carol Reston Smith, Lexi and Nick; Rev. Charles Christopher Smith, his wife, Kim Dorris Smith and Abi; James Edmond Smith, his wife, Beth Nichols Smith, Molly, Samantha, and Julie; Oleta Jane Smith Krum, her husband, Dr. Ted Krum and Evan Christopher, Anna, Joseph and Marcus. A sister, Pansy Chumbley and her husband, Bob, of Wichita Falls also survive him.

A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 22, 2014 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas (Hwy 75 exit 38A). The family will receive friends during a visitation 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 21, 2014 at the funeral home.