Daniel Walter Smith Jr. Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Daniel Walter Smith Jr. of Ottawa, Kansas, born in Iola, Kansas, who passed away on June 10, 2025 at the age of 68. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Daniel Walter farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Daniel Walter is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Daniel Smith Sr. and Valerie Smith (Hill); and his brother Charles Smith. He is survived by: his wife Lori Sissom; his daughter Jessica Danielle "Jess" Smith of Ottawa; and his grandchildren, Corbin Schmidt and Delaney Anderson.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 21st 2025 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Dengel & Son Mortuary - Crematory (235 S Hickory St, Ottawa, KS 66067).
The family suggests memorial contributions to Franklin County Cancer Foundation c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.
