Robert Lee "Bob" Smith Obituary (1938

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Robert "Bob" Lee Smith Mr. Robert "Bob" Lee Smith, age 75, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, entered this life on October 3, 1938 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, James Frederick and Thelma Louise Singer Smith. Bobby was a 1956 graduate of Madison High School, he set a high school record in Track & Field for running the Mile in four minutes, which stood strong for twenty years. Shortly after graduation Bob was involved in a major car accident leaving him in a coma for two weeks. September of 1958 Robert enlisted with the United States Air Force becoming Chief Telegraphic Typewriter Operator and retiring in 1978. Taking no time to rest he immediately started working as a contractor with the Naval Research Lab for another twenty years, retiring in 1998. Without knowing how to sit down and not work, Smitty returned to one of his first loves, the bowling alley (Potomac Lanes), where he worked as the cashier until he couldn't work anymore. Bob died on Monday, June 23, 2014 as a result of a hard fought battle with Squamous Cell Skin Cancer. His family and friends were by his side. A LOVING FAMILY Bob will be missed by his loving wife, Vanessa Louise Smith; his daughter, Mary Louise; his step son, Matthew Nicholas; his grandchildren, Mikael Anthony and Mary Louise; his brothers, Harold Ray Smith and his wife, Diane of Madison, Indiana; Donald Eugene Smith and his wife, Jody of Edinburgh, Indiana; his sisters, Shirley Jackson of Hanover, Indiana, Jeanie Stivers and her husband, John of Madison, Indiana; his sister in law, Susan Smith of Madison, Indiana; his nephews, nieces & spouses, Travis, Will, Steve & Susan, Pam, Lisa, Christy & Dennis, Kim & Mike, Stoney & Kristen, Dale, Nicole., Brian & Patty, Jimmy, Debby & Douglas, Pete & Jim, Melissa, Gina, & Brad. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Frederick Smith, his mother, Thelma Louise Singer Smith, his brothers, Charles Dawson Smith and James Leroy "Sarge" Smith, his sisters, Martha Conover and Inez Marie Smith, his nephew, Chad Eric Smith. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, June 29, 2014, at 2:00 p.m., at the St. John's United Church of Christ, 406 East Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Sunday from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the St. John's United Church of Christ, 406 East Street Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the St. John's United Church of Christ. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Robert Lee "Bob" Smith, please click here to visit our sympathy store.