Robert Lee Smith^[1]

1939 - 2008  (69 years)

• Name	Robert Lee Smith
  Born	15 Jun 1939	Oliver Springs, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Jul 2008	Oak Ridge, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	9 Jul 2008	Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I265183	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Howard Lee Smith,   b. 1 Sep 1918, Anderson County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Mar 2004  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Edna Mae Giffin,   b. 30 Apr 1916, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jun 2003, Daytona Beach, Florida  (Age 87 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1938
  Family ID	F102677	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Cindy Craven
  Children	1. Kimberly Smith + 2. Tracey Smith + 3. Leslie Smith   4. Stacey Smith
  Family ID	F102679	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 4 Mar 2004. Howard Lee Smith obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 7 Jul 2008. Robert Lee Smith, age 69, a resident of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at his home. Mr. Smith was born June 15, 1939, in Oliver Springs. Following his high school graduation, he entered the United States Air Force and served his country during the Vietnam War. After his military discharge he moved back to Oliver Springs and worked for the Department of Energy at the Y-12 plant. He later moved to Topeka, Kansas, for nine years, and onto Denver, Colorado, for 13 years. He made his final move back to Tennessee in 2004. Robert was a retired electrician and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 760. He was an adventurer who became a pilot and flew the old taildragger airplanes. Additionally he enjoyed scuba diving, and acting, where he was cast in several films. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Howard Lee Smith and Edna Mae Giffin Smith. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Craven Smith of Oak Ridge; four daughters, Kimberly Smith, Tracey Frost and husband, Lee, Leslie Price and husband, Jim, all of Topeka, Kansas, and Stacey Smith of Knoxville; a stepson, Brian Bostic and wife, Rebecca, of LaFollette; and by his grandchildren, Jessica and Jason Smith, Zach, Jacob, and Caleb Frost, and Cheyanne and Colt Price. He is also survived by his sister, Barbara Palmer and husband, Dan, of Oak Ridge; and by extended family members and special friends. The family will receive friends between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Sharp Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Ray Buchanan and the Rev. C.J. Holt officiating. Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at the Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Knoxville. Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com.