[List] Obituary: Donald Ray Smith

[Cecil Stokes]

Donald Ray Smith passed away in Huntsville, AL on Saturday November 21, 
2020 at the age of 84.

Don was born on May 22, 1936 in Huntsville, AL. He graduated from 
Huntsville High School in 1954, was a lifelong resident of Huntsville 
and spent most of his working career as a Quality Control Engineer at 
Redstone Arsenal. Don will be remembered for his great smile as well as 
his sense of humor and love of a good story.

He has joined the angels in heaven and reunited with Patricia, his wife 
of 53 years; parents, Gordon and Missouri Smith; and *brother, W. C. 
Smith*. Don is survived by his three daughters, Amanda Taylor of 
Midlothian, VA, Anna Braden and her husband, Gary, of Huntsville, AL, 
and Julia McClure and her husband, Jed, of Marietta, GA.; his four 
grandchildren and spouses, Jane Anne and Keith O'Dell of Durham, NC, 
Sarah and Rob Brinkley of Midlothian, VA, Jenna and Erik Applegate of 
Naperville, IL, and Will McClure of Marietta, GA; six great 
grandchildren, Clare and Grayson O'Dell of Durham, NC, Will and Henry 
Brinkley of Midlothian, VA and Audrey and Tanner Applegate of 
Naperville, IL; and many nieces and nephews.

Private services will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers the family ask that you donate to HudsonAlpha's 
Memory and Mobility fund to further the research of Alzheimer and 
Dementia. Please send your donation to HudsonAlpha Foundation, 601 
Genome Way, Huntsville, AL 35806 or donate online at 
https://hudsonalpha.org/foundation/memory-and-mobility-program/ 
<https://hudsonalpha.org/foundation/memory-and-mobility-program/>. He 
will be missed and forever in our hearts.


Published in The Huntsville Times from Nov. 24 to Nov. 29, 2020.

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Glenn Webb notes that Don worked at Thiokol HD in 1957 (TC #1595). He 
was apparently on board in the early '60s. He was the brother of W.C 
Smith (TC#1861) who was a well known manager/director at the HD from 
1957 until late 1990. There was another Donald R. Smith (TC#0370) with 
us in those days who was not related to them.
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