He was born on Oct. 28, 1946 in Pleasants Co., WV, a son of the late Lester H., Sr. and Rachael Stephens Smith. He was a veteran of the US Army and retired from the WV Dept. of Highways.
He is survived by his wife, Hiep T. Nguyen Smith; two daughters, Cheryl Conaway of Lowell, IN and Anna L. Griffith of Huntersville, NC; three grandchildren; three brothers, Dale Smith of St. Marys, WV, Ronzel Smith of Charlotte, NC, and Oscar Smith of Sistersville, WV; and one sister, Betty Campbell of New Martinsville, WV.
Services will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Parkersburg with Dave McIntosh officiating. Visitation will be held from 2 pm until the time of service on Saturday at the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.sunsetparkersburg.com.