Welton Nabor Smith, Jr.

Welton Nabor Smith, Jr., 86, died, Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Cross Junction, Virginia.

Mr. Smith, Jr., was born in 1925, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the son of the late Welton Nabor and Mary Smith, Sr. He was a mechanical engineer with numerous engineering firms. Mr. Smith, Jr. was also a member of Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, Virginia. He was a veteran having served with the Navy.

Welton Smith, Jr. married Patricia Joan Ellis on May 4, 1956, in Folkstown, Georgia.

Surviving with his wife, are two daughters, Sara S. Culver and husband, Timothy, of Sunnyvale, Texas and Maria Norris, of Deland, Florida, two sons, Glen W. Smith, of Cross Junction, Virginia and Dean S. Smith and wife, Heather, of Gainesville, Virginia; five grandchildren, Joseph Havens, Tiffany Culver, Tricia Culver, Jeremy Culver and Ashleigh Smith; two great grandchildren Aja and June Havens. He is also survived by two brothers, William Smith of Bradenton, Florida and Lon Smith, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

A funeral service will be conducted at a later date to be set by the family.

All arrangements are being handled by Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

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