Bland, VA- James Melvin Smith, 83, of, 415 Valley View Lane, Bland, VA died Tuesday March 14, 2006 in a Roanoke Hospital.

   Born November 8, 1922 Beckley, WV, he was a son of the late Luther and Annie Mae  White Smith. Mr. Smith was a veteran of WW II having served in the U.S. Navy as a Chief Water Tender and was a retired Mechanic with the Norfolk and Western Railroad.  He was also of the Protestant faith, a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and the  Michigan Technical Institute. Mr. Smith was also a frequent resident of the Hampton Lodge Campground in Coinjock, NC.

   In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Alma C. Smith, two sisters, and four brothers.

    Survivors include; two sisters, Marcelle Mize of Beckley, WV, Betty Scholl of Green Valley, AZ, two brothers; Martin Smith and wife Eunice of Beckley, WV and Fred Smith and wife Mary of Joppa, MD, sisters- in- law ; Mary Smith of Beckley, WV, Billie Smith of Princeton, WV and Janie Barnett and husband Ralph “Bud” Barnett of Bluefield, WV, numerous nieces and nephews, and a special friend  Lillian Shuputnic of Norfolk, VA.

    Military graveside rites will be conducted Friday March 17, 2006 at 2 P.M. from the Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel conducted by the Mercer County Veterans Council. Pallbearers will be friends of the family. Those wishing to attend services are asked to meet at the funeral home by 1:30 P.M. The family may be reached at the home of Janie Barnett, 300 Union St., Bluefield, WV 24701.

      Those wishing to share memories or condolence messages may do so by visiting www.mercerfuneralhome.com

    Mercer Funeral Home and Crematory of Bluefield, is serving the Smith family.

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