Donald Ray Smith passed away in Huntsville, AL on Saturday November 21, 2020 at the age of 84. Don was born on May 22, 1936 in Huntsville, AL. He graduated from Huntsville High School in 1954, was a lifelong resident of Huntsville and spent most of his working career as a Quality Control Engineer at Redstone Arsenal. Don will be remembered for his great smile as well as his sense of humor and love of a good story. He has joined the angels in heaven and reunited with Patricia, his wife of 53 years; parents, Gordon and Missouri Smith; and brother, W. C. Smith.
Don is survived by his three daughters, Amanda Taylor of Midlothian, VA, Anna Braden and her husband, Gary, of Huntsville, AL, and Julia McClure and her husband, Jed, of Marietta, GA.; his four grandchildren and spouses, Jane Anne and Keith O’Dell of Durham, NC, Sarah and Rob Brinkley of Midlothian, VA, Jenna and Erik Applegate of Naperville, IL, and Will McClure of Marietta, GA; six great grandchildren, Clare and Grayson O’Dell of Durham, NC, Will and Henry Brinkley of Midlothian, VA and Audrey and Tanner Applegate of Naperville, IL; and many nieces and nephews.
Private services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family ask that you donate to HudsonAlpha’s Memory and Mobility fund to further the research of Alzheimer and Dementia. Please send your donation to HudsonAlpha Foundation, 601 Genome Way, Huntsville, AL 35806 or donate online at https://hudsonalpha.org/foundation/memory-and-mobility-program/.
He will be missed and forever in our hearts.
