Herman Miles Smith
CONCORD -- Herman Miles
Smith, 88, of Concord, North
Carolina, died July 28,
2010. He was in many ways a
selfless and generous man.
Herman was born in Lening,
Virginia, the eldest of
eight children to Cephas
Smith and Virginia Conner.
He lived the life of a
sharecropper family until he
grew up and traveled to
Baltimore, Maryland to work
at the Glenn L. Martin
Aircraft Company during
World War II. There he met
his wife of 67 years, Connie
Ruth Fultz of Porter, North
Carolina. They would move to
Concord and then Charlotte
to raise a family. Herman
worked at a radio repair
shop in Concord and then in
Charlotte worked with
General Motors, drove a city
bus, and would retire as a
letter carrier with the U.S.
Postal Service. Herman was a
member of Cole Memorial
United Methodist Church in
Charlotte and a mason of the
Scottish Rite. Herman and
Connie have been residents
of First Assembly Living
Center of Concord, NC for
the past ten years.
Surviving immediate family
members include his wife
Connie; children Phyllis
Smith of Huntsville,
Alabama, Gary Miles Smith of
Lincolnton, and Cathy Foster
of Concord; and son-in-law
Randy Foster of Concord.
Surviving siblings in
Virginia are Clarence Smith
of Halifax, Gladys Clark of
Scottsburg, Inez Conner of
South Boston, Josephine
Billingsley of Virgilina,
Louise Clark of Richmond,
and Oliver Smith of Halifax.
There are six grandchildren
and three great-
grandchildren.
The funeral service will be
held at Cole Memorial United
Methodist Church at 1:45
p.m. on Sunday, August 1,
2010 with Rev. David
Ortigoza and Rev. Patience
Brumley officiating.
Visitation will be held at
12:45 p.m. in the parlor of
Cole Memorial prior to the
service. Burial will follow
at Gethsemane Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be
made to First Assembly
Assisted Living Center, 160
Warren C. Coleman Bypass N,
Concord, North Carolina,
28027. Flowers may be sent
to McEwen Funeral Service,
6300 Mallard Creek Rd,
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Please log on to
www.mcewenderitachapel.com
to sign the guest registry.
Cynthia Diane Smith
CONCORD -- Cynthia Diane
Smith died July 26, 2010. No
services will be held.
Hartsell Funeral Home-
Concord entrusted.
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