James's obituary
The son of the late Kenneth and Virginia “Peggy” Smith, he was born June 23, 1944, in Ashland, Kentucky.
He retired a long-time member of the Plumber and Pipefitters Union Local 521, Huntington West Virginia. Doug was a business owner of a trade school for 20 years in the Atlanta, Georgia area.
Surviving family includes his daughters, Angie Jones, Misty Workman ; sons , J.D. (wife Kristi) Smith, Cliff (Jay) ; sister, Kenna Dunn; sister, Bev Brown; grandchildren, Linsey Fowler, Chelsea Workman, Jordan Dorman, Cameron Allen, Tanner Jones, and Steven Smith; and many great grandchildren, Mia, Aubrey, Eliza and Sydney Fowler, Kinsley and Levi Dorman, Lyla and Savannah Jones.
A special thank you to all the family and friends for their loving care and support during his final days. He truly felt loved and comforted.
The viewing and funeral will be on Monday August 31, 2020 at Slack and Wallace Funeral Home, 802 Solida Road, South Point. Family viewing at 11 a.m.–noon and friends’ visitation noon–1 p.m. The service will begin at 1 p.m. followed by burial services at Community Cemetery, Deering.
Those attending the visitation or funeral service must practice social distancing and wear masks.
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