Death Notice

Willie Smith Sr. (1927-2008)

Willie Smith Sr. (1927-2008) Willie Smith, 81, husband of Mary Smith of Flatwoods, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in King’s Daughters Medical Center.

Willie was born April 20, 1927, in Boyd County, one of 14 children born to the late Berry Sr. and Mattie Williams Smith. He was retired from the West Processing Division of Armco Steel and was a Christian.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Smith; a stepson, Richard Hall; seven brothers, Arthur Charlie Smith, Tennessee Smith, Donald Smith, Henry Lee Smith, Harrison Smith, Cortney Smith and George Smith; and three sisters, Myrtle Wright, Hattie Mae Smith and Betty Lou Smith.

He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Mary Menshouse Smith of Flatwoods; three sons, Willie Smith Jr. and his wife, Gwen, Carl Smith and his wife, Nancy, and Anthony Smith and his wife, Juanita, all of Flatwoods;

a daughter, Barbara Dixon and her husband, Charles Leroy, of Flatwoods; two brothers, Berry Smith Jr. of Grayson and Paul Smith of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Polly Ann Smith of Wilmington, N.C.; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Caniff Funeral Home in Westwood by the Rev. Greg Wells. Burial will be in Bellefonte Memorial Gardens in Flatwoods.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today and an hour before services Saturday at the funeral home.