Smith, Ralph A.

Ralph Augusta Smith, Jr., 71, of Hopewell, died Saturday, May 6, 2006 in Chippenham Medical Center. He was born in Hopewell. Mr. Smith was a member of First Baptist Church, a former fireman with Enon Volunteer Fire Department and a retired powerhouse supervisor with 41 years of service with Smurfit-Stone Container. He was the son of the late Ralph A. and Eva Mae Jones Smith. Surviving are his wife, Jeanne Gaither Smith of Hopewell, a daughter, Janice S. Nault and her husband, Jim of Brewton, Ala., a son, Alan W. Smith and friend, Charlotte of Enon, one granddaughter, Candice N. Merrick and her husband, Dan of Chester, two great-granddaughters, Paige and Natalie Merrick of Chester, a sister, Mae Lee Minton of Chapel Hill, NC and nieces, nephews and cousins. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 to 8:30 PM in the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, may 9, 2006 at 11 AM in First Baptist Church, with Rev. Jeffrey H. Raymond, pastor and Rev. Joseph Ivey, officiating. Entombment will be in Bermuda Memorial Park, Chesterfield County. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 401 N. 2nd Ave., Hopewell, VA, 23860 or Hopewell Emergency Crew, PO Box 572, Hopewell, VA, 23860. Friends may register condolences with www.jtmorriss.com