Charles Mason "Smitty" Smith

Mr. Charles Mason "Smitty" Smith Sr., 72, of Winston-Salem died early Thursday morning, Sept. 8, 2005, at Forsyth Medical Center after several years of serious illness. He was born Dec. 17, 1932, in Anson County to Ernest James and Cassi Sinclair Smith. Mr. Smith was a resident of Winston-Salem for 45 years, serving in the Winston-Salem Police Department from 1962 until his retirement in 1987. He served as an M.P. in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Shirley Gregory Smith; four children and their spouses, Lynn and Barry Smith of Scottsdale, Ariz., Bucky and Tina Smith of Winston-Salem, Teri and Neal Beauchamp of Winston-Salem and Kay and Rick Hubbell of Durham; nine grandchildren, Colt, Whitney, Austin and Haley Smith, Lauren Carver, Michael Hubbell, Michael Webb, Scott Beauchamp and wife Carol and Nealise Queen and husband Jason; five great-grandchildren, Makenzie, Braedon, Brinleigh, Jacob and Tucker; and two sisters, Mary Conover of Lewisville and Betty Keziah of Charlotte. A funeral service will be at 3:30 p.m. today, Sept. 11, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel, with the Rev. Lemuel Hardison officiating. Entombment will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park Mausoleum with military honors by the VFW District 11 Memorial Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rufus Dalton Fund, c/o The Winston-Salem Foundation, 860 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101.