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Billy Ray Smith Sr.

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Parr Funeral Home & Crematory - Suffolk

3515 Robs Dr.

Suffolk, Virginia

Billy Smith Obituary

WINDSOR - Billy Ray Smith, Sr., 78, of Windsor, VA passed away September 20, 2014. He was born in Clearfield, TN to the late Harry W. and Ethel E. Smith. Ray retired from Newport News Shipbuilding as a nuclear pipe fitter. He was a Korean War veteran having served in the U.S. Air Force. Ray was a member of Outreach Worship Center. He loved working outside around the house and garden, and loved spending time with his grandchildren. Ray is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lorene Smith; children, Sharon R. Fuchs, Billy Ray Smith, Jr. and wife, Tonya L. Smith, Patricia A. Mowery, and Alicia A. Poe; 6 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; 2 sisters; 2 brothers; numerous nieces and nephews; and special niece and caregiver, Cindy Barnes. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Parr Funeral Home and Crematory, 3515 Robs Dr., Suffolk, VA 23434 with Rev. Ted Woosley officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Albert G. Horton Jr., Memorial Veterans Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4416 Expressway Dr., Virginia Beach, VA, 23452. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com The family would like to thank the medical staff at Riverside Regional Medical Center for their loving care and compassion.

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Published by Daily Press on Sep. 23, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
for Billy Smith

19 Entries

Cindy Barnes

September 20, 2024

Uncle Ray,
It has been 10 years that you have been gone. You are still loved and missed. We still talk and laugh about the stories you told. I still pray for Auntie.
Love you much,
your niece
Cindy Barnes

lorene smith

October 17, 2015

Love you honey

Lorene smith

October 16, 2015

I love & miss you so much!!!!!!
One year has passed since I lost the love of my life.
My life will never be the same. I will never be happy again until I get to heaven with you.
I go up to your grave & talk to you. I just cant believe that your body is in there. I still feel like I am dreaming & I
will wake up & this night mare will be over & we will hold each other like we used to. Oh how I wish I could feel the warmth from your body again.
Your loving wife forever Lorene!!!!!!

I love you so much

Lorene Smith

August 8, 2015

Honey, I love and miss you so much I can't see to type what I feel & want to say to you for falling tears.
I am so lonely for you. I wish you could see mason now he is so sweet. You would be so proud he is a year old now can you believe it?
Danny will be 21 tomorrow. We all miss you so bad I don't know some times how I can keep going on with out you. I promise I will see you again. Honey I love you more then thing I wish we could hold & feel each other again, I know this sounds crazy but I would get in that grave if I could just to hold you.
All our family thinks I am doing good they just don't understand.
Some times I can just see you sitting in your chair & looking around smiling at me like you did winking your eye oh how I loved that.
I wish we could start that 50+ years all over again. you were the best thing that every happened to me. I am so proud you are my husband that will never change I will always keep your name & proud to ware it.
I could just talk to you on & on. So much has happened since you went to heaven. I want to tell you so bad. Just to share things like we always did.
I love you always and for ever XOXOXO Your loving wife Lorene

Billy Smith Jr

October 20, 2014

Its hard to believe a month has gone by since I had to say goodbye . I go by your grave at least once a week. While I am there I talk to you ! I wish I could hear you speak. I had a dream about you that seemed so real But I knew you had died. You looked so healthy & yet so young. You took me in your arms & said I love you son. You smiled & looked at me & said you were ok. That's when I heard a voice behind me so I turned away. I looked back to speak to you but you had gone away! Not a day goes by that I think of you . Not just one! I some how hope you are proud of me ! Your one & only son. It felt great to stand by your side . I know I have to wait to do it again on the other side.

Love Billy

your sunshine braelyn

October 11, 2014

hey papaw! Mamaw gave me your comb today...It took everything not to brake down in front of her, but I did it. She said you use to call it "our comb". I remember being really little and taking it from you and acting like you. I think every you literly every minute of the day. I made a pillow in school Thursday ...I wanted to give it to you but I didn't finish it in time...im sorry...I know you would have loved it, because I made it blue just for you! :) I never knew you could miss somebody so much...It still seems unreal...I hate coming home after school I try to stay gone as long as possible just to stay busy...but only when mamaw isn't here. I can only hope you would be proud of me today...I miss you soo much...I still need you but I know God needed you too and I don't wanna be selfish. I love you papaw.

Ernie Tolliver

October 11, 2014

Ray, I Choke for words to say how proud I am to have had you for a brother- in- law for these 50+ years? I Choke even more To say ThankYou for being a brother to me when my other brothers were gone. I will miss your humor that you held up to the very end. And I will miss our get togethers we had through the years. But I know that your with our father now waiting on your love ones to come see our new home. God Bless the entire family

Sharon Fuchs

October 10, 2014

Dad I miss you so much. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I go to your grave more than anyone knows and just talk to you. I can hear in my heart your response to me. I love you so much and will always be your little girl no matter how old I get. Don't you worry we are taking care of mom. You would be so proud of her. She's a strong woman. Then again I know you knew that already. I know heaven is glad to have a new angel but I sure do miss you. I will see you again one day and we all will be healthy and happy when we are all together again. I love you!

Cindy Barnes

October 7, 2014

I wanted to say that I had the great honor to call the greatest man I have ever known my Uncle Ray. I want to say how much I loved you. How grateful I am that we got to spend as much time together as we did in July-September 2014. I also want to let you know that I intend to keep my promise I made to you to make sure Aunt Lorene is taken care of. We don't say good bye, so I'll just say I love you and see you latter!! I forgot to put my name on the first one I posted so I had to repost it. That just goes to prove we are related!!!

debra smith

October 7, 2014

uncie ray you are the best uncle a girl could have you are still my favorite i will be missing you but i know i will see you again one day i know you are up there watching over aunt lorene i love you

October 7, 2014

Lorene Smith

October 3, 2014

Hi Honey,
As you know I am not good with words. But I just want to say I love you and miss you so much.
I don't know what to do with my self without you.
Our family has been helping me a lot. I know you would be so proud of them. I feel so a lone even with a house full of people.
Honey I know you are in Heaven with GOD just knowing that it sure makes it a lot easier to bare.
Honey I promise to see you again some day in heaven.
Those 50 years + we had was so good I wish we could start all over again.
I love you honey.
your proud wife Lorene,

Braelyn Fuchs

September 29, 2014

hey papaw! I know heaven was needing an angel, someone just like you. I just wonder what makes them think they needed you more. Every day is a struggle. Hiding every tear with a smile or a wink. Heaven was needing a hero like you. I love you too the moon and back.

Billy Smith JR

September 27, 2014

Dad, We came to your grave again today. We put flowers on it. We hope you like them. Your head stone has been ordered. We know you will love it. Mom has been doing great but she misses you so much like all of us. Patricia left this morning. I was just thinking the other day about the past fourth of July. You had such a good time eating hot dogs , hamburgers , water melon & banana pudding. I loved how you got Brandi's Italian sausage by mistake! The fire works were better than normal this year. You looked up & enjoyed the rainbow of colors that painted the sky. Now you will be looking down at them next year. I can only imagine what a sight that will be from that view! Until we meet again !

Love your son
Billy

Braelyn Fuchs

September 27, 2014

hey papaw its Braelyn...I just wanted to tell you I love you with all my heart! I miss you so much. I finally orded something besides chicken last night haha...tell everybody I said hello and love them as im doing the same for you. I sleep in your spot every night :) please don't stay gone long

T Griffin

September 26, 2014

So sorry to hear about your loss. You know that God and Jesus are in the best position to comfort us when we lose a loved one in death.

Billy Smith JR

September 25, 2014

Dad Its me again. I just needed to talk to you for a moment. You should of seen Mom today. She smiled & seemed to be doing well. Like you I know she is hiding the pain inside. But you would be so proud of her. For us kids we to still hurt but we hide it from mom so she can get thru these times of sorrow. We will come by tomorrow to say hello so please be patient with us if we shed a tear in grief. Its not easy knowing I cant kiss you & tell I will see you the next day. But I know in my heart we will see you again. I have a question for you. Does God really have a beard? I know I was just kidding !
Good night Dad.
Love you forever. Your son Billy

Billy Smith JR.

September 23, 2014

Dad I already miss you so much. Mom is doing ok to considering losing you so soon. But don't worry I made you a promise to take care of her until you both meet again. By the way I wore your shoes today during the funeral as I used to as a little boy wearing your work boots when you came home everyday. Good night Dad. Rest in the arms of Jesus.

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