Flossie Erma Smith, 100 year old Arnett, OK. resident, gained her new residence in heaven on November 3, 2021. She was born May 19, 1921 to parents Walter Horace and Pearl Iona (White) Pratt at their home four miles west and five miles south of Arnett, OK.  Three brothers and five sisters shared the home with her. Her first eight school years were at Allman Country School. Her remaining four years were at Arnett High School, graduating in 1939. Flossie cherished memories of school days and especially playing basketball. Flossie's youth introduced her to Sunday School and Church at Tierce Chapel Methodist Church. She was baptized at the Arnett Baptist Church and later baptized at the Arnett Church of Christ.

Flossie was united in marriage to Lloyd J. Boyd in 1939. To that marriage they brought three children, Donna Joy, Kenneth Dewayne and Clyde Jay. In 1972 her beloved husband of 33 years, Lloyd J. Boyd passed away.

Flossie loved their farm and dairy life spent two miles west and one and a half miles north of Arnett.  During those years she enjoyed the Ladies Quilting Club, times of fishing, swimming, boating, coyote hunting and picnicking with family, friends and neighbors.  She looked forward to weekly neighborhood pitch card games and helping at the Arnett American Legion's Saturday night dances too.

Flossie married Calvin Vincent in 1973. She was richly rewarded by sharing in the lives of his father, Orb and his children, Garry Vincent, Scott Vincent, Mavontine Slavin and Darla Whitten and their children. In 1983 her beloved husband of 10 years, Calvin Vincent passed away.

Flossie married Edwin Smith in 1984, which allowed her to share the lives of Edwin's two children, Eddie Jay Smith and his wife Dayon and Rita Gail Smith Lacarde and his grandchildren and great grandchildren.  In 2008 her beloved husband of 24 years, Edwin Smith, passed away.

Flossie continued enjoying life to its fullest. Time shared visiting with everyone was always precious and remained most valuable to her. She took pride in her handy work (embroidery), her home and yard work. She looked forward to dressing up weekdays to drive Geneva Clem (her sister-in-law) to lunch at the Arnett Senior Citizens Center. She cherished reminiscing with family and friends at the center and enjoyed baking and embroidering to help with the centers fund raisers. She continued her daily trips to the center until a few months before her passing. She was truly a wealth of knowledge and walking genealogy expert on community, relatives, friends and extended family.  Flossie was a loving and giving inspiration to all her family and friends on positive thinking and living life to its fullest.

Preceding her in death were her parents in 1975, brothers, Lewis in 1937, George in 1992 and Hubert in 2004; sisters, Betty Jean Earnst in 1997 and Edith Dickson in 2009; son Clyde Jay Boyd in 1982 and his wife Vickie in 2009; granddaughter Vickie Caldwell in 2020; grandson Ryan Davison in 2006; great granddaughter, Jordan Flock in 2018, son in law, Bob Brown in 2020 and her husbands, Lloyd Boyd, Calvin Vincent and Edwin Smith and other loved ones.

Flossie is survived by her children, Donna Brown of Arnett, OK. and Kenneth Boyd and his wife Lyne of Arnett, OK. Flossie was blessed with 24 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 34 great great grandchildren, and one great great great granddaughter, with a total of 93 grandchildren. Her sisters, Lucile Funk of Merryville LA., Ellen Gamble of Blackwell, OK., her step children and their families, several nieces, nephews, in-laws, cousins, other relatives and many community friends.

Memorial donations may be made to the:

Arnett Senior Citizens

C/O Shaw Funeral Home

P.O. Box 276, Vici, OK 73859.