Howard Lewis Smith, 92 of Hanover County Va. was called home on October 6, 2019. He was the loving husband of the late Mable Jackson Smith and father of Michael Smith (Tampa Fl) and Darryl Smith (Yorktown, Va.).

Born September 28, 1927 in Hanover, Va. to the late Henry and Catherine (Green) Smith, Howard was the second youngest of 11 children. He married Mable Jackson on June 28, 1958. Howard is survived by one sister, Pearl S. Winston (Alfred) of Hanover, Va.; daughters-in-law Angela Smith (Darryl), Morgann Royster-Smith (Michael); 6 grandchildren (Bryan, Darryl Jr. (Kandi), Rashad, Chanel, Kendrick, Jasmine; a host of nieces, nephews including a devoted niece, Joan Anderson of Henrico County Va.