When I come to the end of the day

And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room.
Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little, but not too long
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once shared-
Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey we all must take
And each must go alone.
It’s all a part of the Maker’s plan,
A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart
Go to the friends we know
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds-

Miss me, but let me go.

    Ryan Cory Smith, 19, of Mexico, died on Sunday, March 9, 2003, as the result of an automobile accident.

   Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4 until 8 p.m. at Pickering Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 13, at 4 p.m. at Kentucky Road Christian Church. The Rev. Eric Stevens will officiate. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park.

   Ryan was born on January 3, 1984, in Mexico, the son of Brian F. and Dolores A. Schneider Smith, who survive at the home. He was a graduate of Mexico High School in the Class of 2002, and was currently attending the Advanced Technology Center. He was employed at Hickman’s East, and had also worked at Mexico Cinema III.

   In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Kyle L. Smith, Mexico; grandparents Vernon and Gladys Schneider, Mexico and Eldean Barnes, Moberly; and great grandfather, J. W. Janes, Pacific.

   His grandfather, B.H. Smith, preceded him in death.

   Memorials may be sent to the Ryan C. Smith Memorial College Fund in care of  First National Bank of Audrain County or Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265.

 Pickering Funeral Home  
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