Clarence Anthony Smith, better known by family, friends, and acquaintances as C.A. Smith was born on Sunday morning, August 24, 1930, at home in Healdton, Oklahoma, to Verda Mathews, Smith 1901- 1985 and Tom E. Smith 1900-1970. He is preceded in death by Tom and Verda, and a sister, Olive Belle Smith Teel 1927-2006. C.A. attended elementary and high school in Healdton. While in school, he was active in all music programs, being Healdton’s boy’s glee club, mixed chorus, boy’s quartet, mixed quartet, and sang baritone, and bass solo’s, in district and state competition. He loved to sing the songs of the church and attended Stamp’s Quartet School of music, in 1946 and 1947.
