Bobby R. Smith

Published 12:00 am Thursday, November 14, 2013

Aug. 2,1931- Nov. 13, 2013

MEADVILLE — Funeral services for Bobby R. Smith, 82, of Meadville, who died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at the Franklin County Memorial Hospital, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Franklin Funeral Home with the Rev. Ben Smith and the Rev. Lance Moak officiating.

Burial will follow at Midway Cemetery under the direction of Franklin Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, and 10 a.m. Friday until service time, both at the funeral home.

Mr. Smith was born Aug. 2, 1931, in Franklin County. He was the son of Lawrence C. and Mattie Stroud Smith. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. and served in the Korean War. He was retired from the Franklin Telephone Company, where he worked for 30 years as an installer and repairman.

He was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church where he served as deacon and was chairman of the deacons for 25 years. He was a member of the Ben Franklin Lodge and served as master mason for four years.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, A.C. Smith and Sam Earl Smith and nephew, Bud Smith.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Vera Smith; brothers, Lawrence Smith Jr. of Ruston, La. and Ben Smith and wife, Jean, of Lake Dallas, Texas; sisters-in-law, Bobbie Smith of Nashville and Betty Smith Wimbs of Tupelo; nieces, Evelyn Smith McFarland, Rene’ Smith Bryan, Jennifer Smith and Angie Smith Brewer; nephews, Murphy Smith, Chris Smith, Lorman Smith, Keith Smith, Kevin Smith, Karey Smith, Jeff Smith, Tony Smith and Sam Smith; special cousins, Edward Flowers Sr. and wife, Deborah, Edward “Bubba” Flowers Jr. and Angela Smith Davis; and a number of friends.

Online condolences may be sent to www.franklinfh.com