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In Loving Memory of
Leo Harvey (Butch) Smith, II Leo
Harvey (Butch) Smith, II, 60, of Pearisburg, died on Friday, April 25, 2008.
In death Leo regained life, reuniting with his everything, his beloved wife
Joy, in the arms of the Lord after 10 heartbroken years apart. He yearned
for nothing but to see her sweet face again. He said so every day. In
life Leo impacted many through anonymous generosity. Few kids contemplate
where those Big Macs come from as the athletic bus meanders down the
mountain on fall Friday evenings, or how those sparkling new bats appear in
the Little League dugout. He was that kind of man. A
lifelong resident of the A
loving son, he called his mother daily to ensure her well-being. She once
broke a hip, and he didn’t just visit sporadically. He was there every
day, and literally taught her to walk again, tracking every step with an
elaborate Excel spreadsheet that spoke well to his meticulous nature. A
loving father, he attended ballgames and high school chorus concerts,
leaving little doubt to the assemblage which children were his. He was the
proudest of papas, and until his dying day instilled in others the value of
determination. He
cared not if you were the best, he cared that you strove to be. Leo
was preceded in death by his father, Leo H. Smith and his wife, Joy Massey
Smith. He is survived by his mother, Eunice Martin Smith, 93, of
Christiansburg; his daughter Stacy Smith Moyer and her husband, Chris, of Visitation
will be held Tuesday, Apr. 29, from 6-8 p.m., at Givens Funeral Home in
Pearisburg. Funeral services will be held Apr. 30, at 2 p.m., at Angel’s
Rest Baptist Fellowship in Pearisburg, with Rev. Lee Ellison officiating.
The interment will follow at Flowers
are appreciated and donations made in his honor may be sent to the American
Breast Cancer Foundation or Angel’s Rest Baptist Fellowship.
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