James Calvin Smith

AIKEN, SC – JAMES CALVIN SMITH, 72, beloved husband of Joan C. “Peggy” Smith, died Thursday, May 08, 2008 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. A native of East Orange, NJ, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Frederick Calvin and Marjorie Inness Smith. He attended the University of Kentucky and served in the National Guard. Mr. Smith moved to Aiken in 1971 from Denville, NJ and retired as Vice President of Allied General Nuclear Services in Barnwell. After his retirement he worked with SAIC. Survivors, in addition to his wife Peggy, include two daughters, Dale Smith Blackwell and Deborah Smith (Steve) Glisson of Aiken, a son, Bruce Frederick (Karen) Smith of Dawsonville, GA, five grandchildren, Kandace R. (Steven) Hite, Amber Chase, Jacob Smith, Cara Glisson and Jeffrey Glisson, a great-grandson, Ryker Lee Hite, a sister, Cindy Wolstromer of River Edge, NJ, and a brother, Marty Smith of Susquehanna, PA. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM in the chapel of Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home, 715 East Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC, with The Rev. Martha Ebel officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service. Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Heart Association, P. O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058. Please visit the online memorial at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com . To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of James Calvin Smith, please visit our flower store.