William Joy Smith
August 19, 1922 ~ March 30, 2013
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
William Joy Smith, 90, of Sunnycrest Drive, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013.
A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Ernest Joy and Celeste Sergeant Smith and was also preceded in death by a sister Joyce Smith Johnson.
Mr. Smith was a graduate of Hendersonville High School and an Army Air Force veteran. After the service, he was a messenger for Railway Express for 11 years, an Esso Station Dealer for 5 years and retired as warehouse manager for Piedmont Paper Company with 27 years service. He was an inactive member of the West Asheville Masonic Lodge. He was an avid gardener, with the help of his grandson Tyler, and loved sharing his vegetables with friends and neighbors.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife of 61 years, Nina Ledbetter Smith; son, William Daniel Smith and his wife, Connie, of Asheville; grandson, William Tyler Smith of Asheville; sister, Frances Smith Carver of Mountain Home; two sisters-in-law, Sibyl Ledbetter Scroggs of Asheville and Isabelle Clark Ledbetter of Alpharetta, GA; and many nieces, nephews and pets..
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian conducted by the Rev. Kelvin Moseley. Interment will follow in Shepherd Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
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Nina, Danny, Connie and Tyler, I want you all to know my heart goes out to you all and I am deeply sorry for your loss! It certainly was always a pleasure to see Bill’s smiling face and to hear his sweet voice when we all happened to be together at special events that our lifes shared.
Pam McCracken
Momma, Dan, Connie and Tyler,
We’re so sorry about your loss of Poppa…we only got to know him for maybe 30 minutes but that was all it took! He was just busting to get out there and turn up some sod – it was good to watch him smile and laugh! We’ll miss him too! May God be with ALL of you!
Love you guys,
Chopper and Julie
Dan,
My condolences to you and your family. If there is anything I can do, I’ll be more than happy to.
Your friend,
John Kindley
Dear Mrs. Smith, Dan, Connie and Tyler –
So sorry to hear about Mr. Smith. He was a wonderful neighbor and will be missed. Please know you are in our prayers.
Dave, Julie and Victoria Willingham
Dan & Family, Our deepest condolences for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time.
Dan & Family, ya’ll are in our thoughts and prayers…Peace
Dan & Family, know that all of you are in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless you during this trying time!
Aunt Nina, Aunt Sibyl, Dan, Connie and Tyler,
My heart goes out to all of you. Bill was one of a kind and such a precious soul. We will miss him! I am so thankful mom and I got to see him and tell him we love him one last time before he passed. You guys are and will always be our second family. We love you all and are thinking of you and praying for you during this difficult time.
Christi and Vera
Danny
My deepest condolences to you and your family for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Your Dad will always be in your heart.
MaryEllen
Dan, Connie, Tyler, Maw, and Sybel
Lord, Shepherd my dear friend (Paw) today
In green pastures let him lay
To still waters guide his way
Restoreth his soul, I pray
Lead him in the paths of rightousness
Through the valley give him light
When he’s afraid ease his fright
With Thy rod and staff lend might
Prepare a table of spoil
Annointest his head with oil
Give to him a cup that’s royal
Let goodness follow his toil
And Thy mercy cease never
May he dwell in Thy house forever
This I ask in Jesus’ name, Amen
He was someone I honored and respected, he took me in when I had know place to go and for that I will never forget. If there’s anything I can do for you and your family please let me know. I will always cheerish him. You and your family have always been so good to me. My heart hurts., But i know he’s in a better place. Kevin Cline
My deepest sympathy to Aunt Nina and family. I have fond memories of Uncle Bill. Blessings to you all.
Debbie Johnson Zoli