Howard Smith

Howard Smith, 86, of Mechanicsville, VA, died October 19, 2022, while under the exceptional care of the staff at VCU Medical Center. He retired from Reynolds Metals after 26 years. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He never met a stranger and was loved by all. Over the years, he loved flower gardening, car restoration, fishing, and was a jack of all trades. He is survived by his devoted wife of 44 years, Charlotte; son, Howard Smith, Jr. of Williamson, WV; daughters Patricia Smith of Dauphin Island, AL, Teresa Preece of Summerfield, FL, Brenda Ratliff (David) of McCarr, KY, Wanda Watson (Trey) of Belfry, KY, Allison Lisk of Ocala, FL, Jessica Cersley (Will) of Mechanicsville, VA; and daughter-like Margarita Long (Noal) of Mechanicsville, VA; identical twin brother Hobart (Barbara) of Harrisonburg, VA; three generations of grandchildren and Poppy to many others. He will be sadly missed by his devoted dog, Lucy, and numerous granddogs. He was preceded in death by sons Roy, Ed, Roger Smith. Services will be held on Tuesday, October 25, at the Chester Chapel of J.T. Morris & Son Funeral Home beginning with visitation at 1:00pm and service at 2:00pm with interment immediately following at Sunset Memorial Park. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .