Biography: Thomas Warren Smith, M.D., 68, of Little Rock, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2007. Born on September 8, 1938, in Conway to Samuel Theodore Smith and Catherine Hayes Smith, Tom was a 1960 graduate of Hendrix College and received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1964. He completed his internship in pediatrics at Methodist Hospital in Dallas before serving two years in the United States Air Force attaining the rank of Captain. Upon completion of his military service, he returned to Methodist Hospital to finish his residency. In 1969 he returned to Little Rock and joined the Arkansas Pediatric Clinic where he practiced for 28 years. He retired as a partner from the clinic on December 31, 1997. He also served as a consultant for the Disability Determination for the Social Security Department from 1991-2007. Tom was a member of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Arkansas Medical Society, a past member of the Pulaski County Medical Society and the Central Arkansas Pediatric Society. He served on the staff of St. Vincent Infirmary, Baptist Medical Center, and Arkansas Children's Hospital. For a two year period during his active pediatric practice, he chaired the Department of Pediatrics at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Samuel Gallatin Smith. Tom is survived by his wife Nancy Coleman Smith, two children, Mark Smith and his wife Denise of St. Louis, Missouri, and Craig Smith and his wife Lisa of Medina, Ohio; five grandchildren, Keaton and Audrey Smith of St. Louis, Missouri, and Andrew, Alex and Zack Smith of Medina, Ohio. Also surviving him are his brother and sister-in-law S. T. "Ros" Smith and Carolyn of Conway; sister-in-law Jo Smith of Conway; as well as six nieces and nephews and their families. The family expresses sincere appreciation to Dr. Joseph Beck, his nurse Dale Selakovich, caregiver Samuel Bones, 7th floor St. Vincent Oncology Center, and Arkansas Hospice nursing staff for their compassionate care. A celebration of Tom's life and memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church with the Rev. Vic Nixon and Rev. Lynn Lindsey officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Thomas W. Smith and Nancy C. Smith Scholarship Fund at Hendrix College, 1601 Harkrider, Conway, 72032 or to Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church Foundation, 4823 Woodlawn, Little Rock, 72205. Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home of Little Rock, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.