Smith, James Franklin

James Franklin Smith died December 17, 2006. He was 77. Mr. 
Smith grew up in Mississippi, and he served in the U.S. Navy. 
He received a bachelor of science degree from SMU, where he 
was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a master of science degree 
from the University of Michigan. He and his wife moved to 
Florida in 1969. In 1994, he retired from Honeywell in Florida, 
where he had worked for 25 years as a mathematician, an analyst, 
and a software designer. Mr. Smith served on the vestry at Holy 
Trinity Episcopal Church in Vicksburg and as senior warden at 
the Church of the Good Shepherd in Dunedin, Florida. Before its 
closing, he was appointed lay vicar and lay preacher at St. 
Mark's in Gladewater. He was a member of First Presbyterian 
Church of Longview. He is survived by his wife, Judy; sons, 
Michael and his wife, Lori of West Point, N.Y., and John of 
Kealakekua, Hawaii; daughter, Cindy of Dallas; grandchildren, 
Travis, Taylor, Rosalie, and Katie of West Point; and sisters, 
Rilla Tullos and Mildred Washington of Orlando. Memorial services 
for Mr. Smith are pending and will be announced at a later date. 
A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/19/2006.

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Smith, James F.

Memorial services for James F. Smith, 77, of Longview, will be 
1 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2006, at First Presbyterian Church, 
with the Rev. Jonathan Jehorek officiating. Mr. Smith died 
December 17, 2006, in Longview. Survivors include his wife, Judy; 
sons, Michael and John; daughter, Cindy; and sisters, Rilla 
Tullos and Mildred Washington.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/27/2006.