William Miller Smith, Jr. age 66 died of Huntington’s Disease at Parkview Healthcare Facility in Bolivar, Mo. on Sept. 15, 2020. After a long battle with the disease he is finally at rest. Bill was born Dec. 1, 1953 in Springfield, Mo to William Smith Sr & Alice Wolfe Smith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bill & Alice,Continue Reading
William Miller Smith, Jr. age 66 died of Huntington’s Disease at Parkview Healthcare Facility in Bolivar, Mo. on Sept. 15, 2020. After a long battle with the disease he is finally at rest.
Bill was born Dec. 1, 1953 in Springfield, Mo to William Smith Sr & Alice Wolfe Smith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bill & Alice, 2 brothers, Dale A & Mark D Smith all of Springfield, Mo.
He is survived by his wife of nearly 24 years, Cindy; 1 sister, Vicki Dixon; daughters Abbie Mattix, Ashley Wisely and husband Sam, Autum Smith, son Ryan Smith and wife Lyndsay. 2 stepdaughters; Kristen Crane and husband Chuck, Micah Gugel and husband Jason, He had 11 grandchildren; Tyler, Logan, Lyndsey, Addison, Aiden, Thaddeus, Thatcher, Fiona, Elizabeth, Zachary & Peter. 3 great-grandchildren Bryson, Tynlee & Koltyr. Special recognition to a former son-in-law Ryan Mattix and good friend Harold Crane.
Bill’s favorite things involved hunting for or making arrowheads. We often joked about the fact that all it took to make him happy was a bucket of rocks as he was quite an accomplished flint knapper. He would spend hours perfecting each piece. He enjoyed black powder firearms and traditional bow hunting, Civil War & WWII history.
Visitation & viewing will be from 1-3 pm with Memorial Service to follow at 3 pm at Greenlawn North Funeral Home in Springfield, Mo on Monday Sept. 21.
Charitable contributions to the Huntington’s Disease Association are encouraged in lieu of flowers.
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