Surry-Isle of Wight-Bland County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Andrew L., 2009 

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ANDREW LAKE SMITH 

  Andrew Lake Smith, 85, a resident of Surry, passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 
2009.

  Born Aug. 25, 1924, in Bland County, he was the son of the late John Samuel 
Smith and Tamsy Open Davis Smith.  He served his country during World War II 
in the U.S. Navy, aboard the USS Nelson, 00-623, European Theatre, and was a 
past Commander of American Legion Post #160, Surry.  He was also a member of 
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Surry Ruritan Club, and the International 
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Roanoke.  Mr. Smith retired in 1991, after 
55 years of service; as a field supervisor of electric tower installation with 
L.E. Myers Electrical Corporation.

  Mr. Smith is survived by his wife of 32 years, Beatrice Johnson Smith; three 
sons, Andrew Lake Smith, Jr., and his wife, Debbie of Roanoke, Steven Dana 
Smith and his wife, Donna of Wytheville, and F.M. Smith of Yadkinville, N.C.; 
a daughter, Mattie Belle Walters of Wytheville, a stepdaughter, Selinda 
Judkins of Fayetteville, N.C.; and a step-son, Cornell Ward and his wife, 
Vicki of Surry; five half-sisters, Sallie Mills, Frances Parks, Patricia 
Grubb, Evelyn Reese, and Joyce Hall; six grandchildren, five great-
grandchildren, four step-grandchildren; several aunts and uncles.

  He was preceded in death by a brother, Luther; and sisters, Emma and Pearlie.

  A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, at 
Purviance chapel, J.T. Morris & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield, with the Rev. Ray 
Rowland officiating.  Interment, with military honors, will follow in Mill 
Swamp Cemetery, Ivor.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home, 
from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

  Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association/Greater Richmond, 
4600 Cox Rd., Suite 130, Richmond, Glen Allen, VA 23069.


Andrew Lake SMITH, of Surry, retired electrical engineer, 
Navy veteran of WW-II, 
b. 25 Aug 1924, Bland Co., d. 27 Nov 2009, Petersburg, 
interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 8 Jul 1985, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), July 5, 1985, p. 46 

*He does not appear on Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #55 [compiled 2004]: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

He 1m. divorcee Virgie Ribble CALLAHAN [WILSON] 21 Jun 1947 in Wythe Co.; 
   they div. in 1976.  "Vergie" & her parents are buried in Mount Pleasant 
   Community Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe Co.  (Find a Grave Mem. #83124318 &c.)

He 2m. divorcee Lillian Beatrice (JOHNSON) WARD 11 Nov 1977 in Surry Co. 
   (Surry Co. #77-26) 

Her obit ("Daily Press," Oct. 2, 2012) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/s530b1ob.txt 


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