Vanderbilt University Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Dr. William Smith
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our father, Dr. William Radford Smith, on May 5, 2021 from acute leukemia. Dr. Smith was the son of James Shields Smith and Gladys Winifred McLeary Smith. He grew up on the family farm in Jackson, Tennessee. He graduated from Northside High School in Jackson in 1947, attended Vanderbilt University, and received his medical degree from The University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1953. He completed a residency in...
