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Martinsville High School Alumni
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| William Temple Smith - 12 |
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03/05/11
Beverly
(1956)
Lipford-Yeager@comcast.net
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William T. Smith
Died Saturday, October 9, 2010
Oct 11, 2010
William Temple “Temp” Smith, 63, of Martinsville, died Oct. 9, 2010, at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville.
He was born in Martinsville on May 9, 1947, to Thelma Lipford Smith of Martinsville and Norris Franklin Smith. His father preceded him in death.
He graduated from Martinsville High School in 1965. He received a scholarship to participate in the Cooperative Training Program at Virginia Tech and graduated in 1970 with a civil engineering degree. He worked as a research associate and design engineer at DuPont for 29 years.
Smith was a member of the American Society of Engineers and a graduate of the Leadership Development Course given by the Martinsville Chamber of Commerce. He served as secretary, treasurer and president of the Ridgeway Lions Club.
Formerly, he was chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of Henry County, president of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association of Martinsville and Henry County and a member of the local Corvette Club. He served in the National Guard for a number of years.
Surviving, in addition to his mother, are a son, Brandon Temple Smith of Vinton; a daughter, Whitney Leigh Smith Calloway of Collinsville; two brothers, Nelson Franklin Smith of Martinsville and Robert Hunter Smith of Richmond; one grandson; and several aunts, nieces and nephews.
The services will be private.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 3907, Martinsville, Va. 24115.
Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home, Martinsville, is in charge of the arrangements.
Source: http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/obituaries.cfm |
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