Published: January 24, 2019

WILLIAM HOWELL SMITH, (BILL), 89, DIED MONDAY. HE WAS A US ARMY VETERAN AND A MINISTER.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SON: JAMES; DAUGHTER: RUTH SMITH HAYNES; TWO GRANDCHILDREN.

THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR WILLIAM HOWELL SMITH WILL BE SATURDAY AT 12 AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ATHENS WITH BURIAL AT GREENVIEW MEMORIAL PARK IN FLORENCE. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE VISITORS SATURDAY FROM 9 TO 12.

ELKINS FUNERAL HOME IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.

MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO ST. JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.