Michael Ray Smailes, 65, of Campbells Creek, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at his home following a short illness.
Mike was born in Charleston on November 10, 1952 to the late Ira Lee Jr. and Marcelline Cleo Dornick Smailes. He was a 1970 graduate of DuPont High School and a 1974 graduate of WV Tech in Montgomery. He was a retired Tech Sargent with the United State Air Force and was currently working for World Wide Equipment in Cross Lanes.
Mike was a friend to everyone who knew him, especially the gang that would meet of the mornings at the Exxon on Campbells Creek.
Left to cherish his memory are his sister, Linda (Eddie) Jones of Elkview; brothers, Jerry (Lori) Smailes of Niceville, Florida, Richard “Eric” (Denise) Smailes and William “Bill” (Karen) Smailes, all of St. Albans.
The family requests that flowers be omitted and a donation in Mike’s memory be made to a charity of choice.
At Mike’s request his body has been cremated and a time of visitation to celebrate his life will be held Tuesday March 27, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden.
