Thomas Vernon Smelker, Sr., 94, of San Antonio was born January 11, 1919 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away February 18, 2013 at Wellspring Gardens in San Antonio.
He was a realtor and owner of T.V. Smelker Realty in Beaumont. In later years, he was a loan officer at First Federal Savings and Loan.
Mr. Smelker was a graduate of the University of Texas, a US Navy veteran of WWII, a member of First Church of Christ Scientist and a former longtime member of the Beaumont Rotary Club.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Marie Smelker of Austin; son, Tom Smelker, Jr. of Austin; daughter, Janet Smelker Yglesias of Houston; five grandchildren, Amber, Brent and Cory Sefert, and Kimberly and Angela Smelker; and one great-grandchild, Aiden Sefert.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Vernon and Grace Young Smelker.
Private family services will be held Friday at Magnolia Cemetery.