William Smith

WILLIAM SMITH

MOORESBORO- Mr. William E. ""Bill"" Smith, 99, of Mooresboro, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 26, 2015, at Valor Hospice in Asheville, N.C.

He was born on Nov. 22, 1915, in Randolph County, N.C., the son of the late Millard E. Smith and Blanche Moffit Smith. He served in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant during World War II in Germany, France, Holland and Czechoslovakia. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster. He was a master electrician working as an Electrical Superintendent during the construction of numerous plants in the southeast. He also worked at PPG and retired from Armour and Company. He was always willing to help family, friends, and neighbors with needed electrical projects. He was a faithful member of Trinity Baptist Church and loved his church family.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Jenelle ""Nelle"" Bostic Smith; infant son, Millard Keith Smith; brothers, Clarence and Fletcher Smith; sisters, Emma Smith Key, Nancy Smith Page, Jean Smith Spureill and Dixie Smith Harris. He is survived by his sons, Steve Smith and wife Helen of Mooresboro, Gary Smith and wife Sandy of Boiling Springs, and Vaughn Smith and wife Karen of Shelby; grandchildren, Michael Smith and wife Amanda, Melissa Jones and husband Chad, Kim Chapman and husband Ben, Kelly Martin and husband Jason, Keri Bryant and husband Billy, Billy Smith, and Jenny Moore and husband Adam; seventeen great grandchildren.

He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who cherished the Lord and his church. He was an avid golfer after retirement.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church and at other times the family will be at the home of Steve and Helen Smith, 3520 McKinney Road, Mooresboro.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at Trinity Baptist Church, with the Rev. Mike Frazier and the Rev. Ken Klingler officiating.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial donations are suggested to Children's Heart Program of South Carolina in honor of Addison Rae Moore.

Arrangements by McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral and Cremation Service.

Online condolences may be made at www.mckinneylandrethcarroll.com.