W. Paul Smith

Posted by on Oct 3, 2013

W. Paul Smith of Mannsville, son of the late William T. Smith and Blanka Rose Boll Smith, was born August 26, 1928, in Little Rock, Arkansas.   He died at 2:15 P.M., Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in Louisville.                     Age: 85

He professed faith in Christ and attended Mannsville United Methodist Church.

He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War, having served his country honorably in the United States Army for some twenty-six years and retiring as Sergeant Major.

He was a member of the Elk Horn Pitman Masonic Lodge #124 F & AM, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Shriners.

He united in marriage to Goldie O. Cox May 30, 1962.

Besides his wife, Goldie O. Smith of Mannsville, he is survived by one son, Clifford Krider of Campbellsville; three granddaughters:  Nicole Krider and Natasha Krider of Louisville and Michelle Wallkey of Richmond; one great-grandson, Logan Porter Stubbs; one brother, Rex L. Smith and wife, Cathy of Denton, Texas; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Marlea Angelique McCubbin September 20, 2008 and two brothers and two sisters:  Robert Smith, Jimmy Smith, Julia Mae Clinton and Rose Marie Dwengor.

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VISITATION:  5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Friday, October 4, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

MASONIC SERVICE:    7:00 P.M., Friday, October 4, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

FUNERAL SERVICES: 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. John Hall

BURIAL:                        Green River Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery with full military Honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard