Biography: Gene F. Smith, age 72, of Little Rock, died March 22, 2007 at Baptist Health System. Born April 18, 1934 in Philadelphia, Penn., he was the son of the late Dr. Albert H. and Elsie Butler Smith. He was a United States Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He retired from the Air Force after twenty-one years of service. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, V. Anne Smith, who died in 2001. Survivors are his daughter Mari Claire Eckert and her husband Randy, of Little Rock, and his beloved grandson, Connor Eckert. Graveside services will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, March 26, 2007 at Arkansas State Veteran’s Cemetery officiated by the Reverend Rocki Profitt. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, should be made to the Arkansas Children’s Foundation, P.O. Box 2222, Little Rock, 72202. Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home of Little Rock, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.
I knew Gene as the mailman from work at the IRS in the late 80's/early 90's. You would hear him pushing that big silver cart delivering our mail everyday to our floor. He will be missed.