October 2, 2019
91 year old L.C. Tramel of Smithville passed away Wednesday at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital. He was a member of the Mount Herman Baptist Church for over 50 years and served as a deacon and song leader there. He was also retired from Tramel’s Body Shop. The funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Johnathon Willoughby and Thurman Seber will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from noon until 8 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. until the service at 1 p.m. Tramel was preceded in death by his wife Lorene Tramel and parents, William H. and Mary Elizabeth Tramel. Survivors include a son, Larry and Wanda Tramel of Liberty. A daughter, Janice Ward of Smithville. Four grandchildren, Natasha and Randy Vaughn of Alexandria, Resha and Chris Allen of Smithville, Renee and Johnathon Willoughby of Dowelltown, and Lincoln Tramel of Liberty. Great grandchildren, Drake and Amanda Vaughn, Ellie Vaughn, Quentin and Ashley Cook and Zackary Snyder all of Smithville and Lydia and Jathan Willoughby of Dowelltown. Two great great grandchildren, Aiden Cook and Amelia Vaughn both of Smithville and a sister, Effie Lee Ellis of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. In addition to flowers, donations may be made to the Mount Herman Building Fund.