SMITH, Henry Franklin^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1930 - 2005  (74 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	SMITH, Henry Franklin  [5]
  Birth	31 Dec 1930	Clay Clay, West Virginia   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Mar 2005  [5]
  Burial	Ivydale, Clay County, West Virginia, United States of America   [4]
  Notes	5 Henry F. (Bud) Smith, 73, of South Charleston, entered into rest on March 31, 2005, at Beverly Health Care Center, Glasgow. He was born on Dec. 31, 1931, in Clay County to the late Oscar Henry and Blanch Hosey Smith. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, James Albert Smith; daughter, Debra Lynn Thornton, and granddaughter, Molly Francys Smith. He attended Sutton High School. He served in the Korean War in 1950-1951 in five campaigns, receiving the Silver Star, the nation's third highest decoration for bravery, the Bronze Star with V device for valor, the Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters and the Korean Campaign Metal with 5 bronze stars. He was a survivor of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir. He was a maintenance machinist for Ford Motor Company, a car salesman for Telford?s Chevrolet, Clay, and Patrick Plaza Dodge, Charleston. He attended Big Otter Baptist Church, was a member of the VFW and the Fraternal Order of Police, South Charleston. Henry is survived by his wife, Joyce Hickman Smith of South Charleston; sons, Thomas Wayne Smith of Dunbar, Robin Murry Smith of Barboursville, Jerry Lee Smith and wife, Jaime Dawson Smith, and James Franklin Smith and wife, Rita Runion Smith, both of Ivydale; daughter, Sharon Renee Smith Collins and husband, Roger, of Auxier, KY; grandchildren, Autumn Renee Thornton McCallister, Erin Page Thornton, Michael Ryan Smith, Roger Lee Collins, Patrick Jordan Collins, Justin Scott Smith, Jalen Brody Smith, Derek Lee Smith, Morgan Paige Smith, and Mason Lee Smith; brothers, Oscar Junior (JB) Smith of Stuart, FL, and Jack Denning Smith of New Matamoris, OH; sisters, Betty Margarete Smith Hunter of Leesburg, FL, Lorraine Rae Smith Fletcher of Ambia, IN, Martha Jane Smith Carter of Stuart, FL, and Norma Jean Smith Blakely of Umitilla, FL. Funeral service will be 2 pm Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Big Otter Baptist Church, Ivydale, with Pastor Rick Canfield officiating, assisted by Minister Darius Arnold. Burial will follow in the Douglas Cemetery, Ivydale, with Military Graveside Rites conducted by Clay VFW Post 4419. Friends may call from 6 to 9 pm on Saturday at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay.
  Person ID	I422347116257	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	SMITH, Oscar Henry,   b. 17 May 1907, Pound Wise, Virginia, USA d. 13 May 1991 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	HOSEY, Mabel Blanche,   b. Abt 1905, West Virginia
  Family ID	F10606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HICKMAN, J.A.
  Children	1. SMITH, J.L.   2. SMITH, J.F. + 3. SMITH, Debra Lynn,   b. 12 May 1953   d. 28 July 1988 (Age 35 years)   4. SMITH, T.W.   5. SMITH, R.M. + 6. SMITH, S.R.
  Family ID	F8405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

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