Andrew
Andrew Smith
d. November 28, 2009
Surry, Virginia
Andrew Lake Smith, 85, a resident of Surry, passed away Friday, November 27, 2009. Born August 25, 1924 in Bland County, he was the son of the late John Samuel Smith and Tamsy Opal Davis Smith. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Nelson, DD-623, European Theatre, and was a past Commander of American Legion Post #160, Surry. He was also a member the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Surry Ruritan Club, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Roanoke. Mr. Smith retired in 1991 after 55 years of service as a field supervisor for electric tower installation with L. E. Myers Electrical Corporation.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife of 32 years, Beatrice Johnson Smith; three sons, Andrew Lake Smith, Jr., and his wife Debbie of Roanoke, Steven Dana Smith and his wife Donna of Wytheville, and F. M. Smith of Yadkinville NC; a daughter, Mattie Belle Walters of Wytheville; a step-daughter, Selinda Judkins of Fayetteville NC, and a step-son, Cornell Ward and his wife Vicki of Surry; five half-sisters, Sallie Mills, Frances Parks, Patricia Grubb, Evelyn Reese, and Joyce Hall; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and several aunts and uncles. He was predeceased by a brother, Luther, and sisters Emma and Pearlie.
A funeral service will be held at Purviance Chapel, J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield on Wed. Dec. 2, 2009, at 2:00 pm with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Mill Swamp Cemetery, Ivor. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimerâ??s Association/Greater Richmond, 4600 Cox Rd., Suite 130, Richmond, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com .
Andrew Lake Smith, 85, a resident of Surry, passed away Friday, November 27, 2009. Born August 25, 1924 in Bland County, he was the son of the late John Samuel Smith and Tamsy Opal Davis Smith. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Nelson, DD-623, European Theatre, and was a past Commander of American Legion Post #160, Surry. He was also a member the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Surry Ruritan Club, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Roanoke. Mr. Smith retired in 1991 after 55 years of service as a field supervisor for electric tower installation with L. E. Myers Electrical Corporation.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife of 32 years, Beatrice Johnson Smith; three sons, Andrew Lake Smith, Jr., and his wife Debbie of Roanoke, Steven Dana Smith and his wife Donna of Wytheville, and F. M. Smith of Yadkinville NC; a daughter, Mattie Belle Walters of Wytheville; a step-daughter, Selinda Judkins of Fayetteville NC, and a step-son, Cornell Ward and his wife Vicki of Surry; five half-sisters, Sallie Mills, Frances Parks, Patricia Grubb, Evelyn Reese, and Joyce Hall; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and several aunts and uncles. He was predeceased by a brother, Luther, and sisters Emma and Pearlie.
A funeral service will be held at Purviance Chapel, J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield on Wed. Dec. 2, 2009, at 2:00 pm with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Mill Swamp Cemetery, Ivor. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimerâ??s Association/Greater Richmond, 4600 Cox Rd., Suite 130, Richmond, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com .
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