William F. Smith Jr. Obituary (1941 - 2006)

Dr. William F. Smith, Jr., 64, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Murray, KY, died Sunday, January 8, 2006, at his residence. \ Born December 14, 1941 in Hodgenville, KY. He was the son of William Freeman Smith and Martha Jane Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Russell Warren Moore and one granddaughter, Kelly Renee Opp. \ He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from Murray State University in 1964 and his PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Kentucky in 1968. He taught physics and computer science at Murray State University from 1968 to 1973 and from 1976 to 1989, working at Sperry Rand in Huntsville, AL from 1973 to 1976. He worked for Lockheed at the Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, MS from 1989 until 2004. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Murray. \ Surviving are one daughter, Lynne Vincent of Bremen, KY; one son, Dr. William Freeman Smith, III of Madisonville; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy Jane Smith and Mary Elizabeth Smith of Murray, KY and two brothers, Sydney Smith and Roy Smith. \ Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday at the Barnett-Strother Funeral Home in Madisonville with the Reverend Brian Morse officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Earlington, KY. \ Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. Saturday. \ Memorials may take the form of donations to: MSU Foundation, Dr. William F. Smith, Jr. Endowed Scholarship, Murray State University, 106 Development Center, Murray, KY 42071 \