Chambers County AlArchives Obituaries.....Smith, Robert Edward July 30 2000
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Valley Times News, Lanett, Alabama
     Mr. Robert E. Smith, Jr., 92, of Lanett, died Sunday, July 30, 2000, 
after a lengthy illness.
     Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, August 2, at 2 p.m. at 
Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley with the Rev. Danny Spear 
officiating.  Burial will follow in Fairfax Cemetery.  
     Mr. Smith is survived by his daughter, Linda (Dr. Tony) Dollar of Dothan, 
Alabama; his son-in-law, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Earl Milner of Littleton, Colorado; 
his grandchildren, Jeremy Dollar of Columbus, Georgia, Brantley Dollar of 
Mobile, Alabama, and Robert Milner of Littleton, Colorado; his brother, Dudley 
Smith, of Valley; and his sister, Mildred Bartlett of Valley; and several 
other cherished relatives and friends.
     Born April 11, 1908, in Notasulga, Alabama, Mr. Smith was the oldest 
child of Robert E. Smith, Sr., and Florrie Dudley Smith.  They moved to West 
Point in 1913.  His family relocated to Fairfax in 1917, and he attended high 
school there.  He attended Tennessee Technical College and graduated from 
North Carolina State University with high honors, receiving both bachelor of 
science and master's degrees in textile engineering.  His senior year, he won 
the National Manufacturers' Medal as the best textile student.  He was elected 
to Phi Kappa Phi Scholastic Honorary, in addition to being a member of the NC 
State band, orchestra and glee club.
     Mr. Smith was employed for 51 years at Fairfax Mill with West Point 
Pepperell.  His positions included production manager, towel development 
manager, assistant manager of both Finishing and Manufacturing Mills and at 
his retirement in 1973, he was serving as manager of the Fairfax Finishing 
Mill.
     Mr. Smith was active in the Boy Scouts of America, having achieved the 
rank of Eagle Scout, in addition to serving as Scout Master for seven years.
     A lifelong member of Fairfax First Christian Church, Mr. Smith taught 
adult Sunday school classes for over 45 years.  In addition to serving on the 
church board for many years, he was also chairman of the board and was a 
member and former director of the church choir.
     Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Pauline Burford 
Smith of Lanett; his daughter, Anita Putnam Milner of Littleton, Colorado; and 
brothers Hunter Smith of Valley and Clifford Smith of Lanett.  
     The family will receive friends Tuesday, August 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at 
Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley.

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