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Barry Smith Obituary

TAYLORSVILLE - Barry Wood Smith, 65, of Taylorsville, passed away Wed, the 12th day of May, 2010, at his residence with his family by his side. A member of Hopewell Baptist Church, he was a 1963 graduate of Fern Creek High School. Barry was a 15 year employee of Ford Motor Company and, with his brother, the late Donald Smith, was co-owner and operator of Taylorsville Lake Dock. In addition to his brother, he was preceded in death by his father, Morris Smith. Survivors include his wife of forty-six years, Sarah Smith; his three sons, Jeffrey Smith, and his wife, Nancy, of Calera, Alabama, Tommy Smith of Jeffersontown, and Darrin Smith and his wife Kristen, of Taylorsville; his mother, Ruby Smith, of Taylorsville; his sister, Joan Isham of Lawrenceburg; and his seven grandchildren, Abbie, Sarah Katherine, and Lydia Margaret of Calera, Alabama, Tyler and Hannah of Jeffersontown, and Amanda and Chase of Taylorsville. Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm Sat at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Taylorsville, with Reverend Don James officiating. Interment will be in the Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8pm Fri and from 12pm until time of services on Sat at Hall-Taylor. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hosparus of Louisville.

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Published by Lexington Herald-Leader on May 14, 2010.

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May 19, 2010

Sarah, boys and their families: Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Our fondest memories were the times we spent bowling and going out dancing at the Moose Lodge. Barry was always up for the party and made you feel good with his wonderful smile and laugh. As families do we all go in different directions and lose touch, but everytime we saw you guys it was always the same, the smile and laugh were there and it was like no time had passed. We will miss him very much. Love you guys, Dian and Bob

May 14, 2010

My condolences and request for God's blessings and peace on Sarah and family. I attended their wedding after we graduated from FCHS (1963). Great people who will always be remembered as "youngsters" from Fern Creek.
-David Buckman

May 14, 2010

To family, Barry was more than family he was a great friend. When we were with Barry, we knew life was to be celebrated. Barry always had that smile and laugh to get the good times rolling. His good bye to me was, as usual “We need to do this more often!”
And his greeting as always, will be “Hey boy, what’s going on?”
We all wanted to keep him here with us, but did not want him to suffer any longer. We can find peace in knowing he is not in pain and he is in a better place.
Junie

I always knew I’d get a hug from Barry and a huge smile. He would find something to tease me about. We loved being with Sarah and Barry and always knew we’d have a good time. I’ll always smile when I think about Barry.
Pat

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