FRANCIS SMITH JR.

FRANCIS SMITH, JR.

Francis Borgia Smith Jr., 81, of Springfield, husband of Norma Jean Newton Smith, died on Friday, Dec. 25, 2015 at his home.

Born on Jan. 21, 1934, in Marion County, he was the son of the late Francis Borgia Sr. and Leona Trabue Smith.

He was a member of the St. Dominic Catholic Church, a Korean War navy veteran and a retired truck driver for Shewmaker Trucking Company.