William Lee “Jack” Smith
William Lee “Jack” Smith, 76, of Forest Hill went home to be with the Lord Sunday, April 19, 2026, in the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center following a long illness.
Born May 10, 1949, in Hinton, he was a son of the late William Cecil “Ted” and Gladys Elizabeth Canterbury Smith.
Jack was a United States Air Force Veteran and a member of the Army National Guard. He retired as a heavy equipment operator for the US Army Corp of Engineers. A professional photographer, he was an avid trapper, a fisherman and hunter, and a woodworker for JC Penny catalog products.
Those left to cherish his memory include three daughters, Christine Hughes and husband, Martin, Catherine Allen and husband, Josh, and Tara Villanueva and wife, Kristine; one step daughter, Sunday Pelligrino; one step son, Cody Heck; seven grandchildren, William Hughes and wife, Lillian, Abilgail Hughes, Cameron Allen, Wesley Allen, Alexis Maxine Canales, Eliana Ariel Canales, Isbella Lee Canales; step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren; and one sister, Judith Dolphin and husband, Ed.
Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Pastor Ed Dolphin officiating. Burial will follow in the Restwood Memorial Gardens near Hinton. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until time of services on Thursday at the funeral parlors.
Pallbearers will be Josh Allen, Martin Hughes, Marc Dolphin, Steve Reynolds, Josh Shrewsbury, Wayne Dillon, and Tony Scardigna.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.ronaldmeadowsfp.com.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
