Eugene "Ajax" Smith Obituary (1938

Eugene “Ajax” Smith, age 78, of London, KY, husband of Betty Smith, passed away on Wednesday, July 13 at UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. He was the father of Craig Smith of London, KY; brother of Cornella Downey of Lexington, KY and grandfather of Brandon Smith, also of Lexington, KY. He is also survived by a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sim Smith & Dora Rush Smith and two brothers, James Claude and William Earl Smith. He was a retired truck driver with Bee-Line & Foister Trucking, veteran of the U.S. Army, of the Baptist faith and loved and cherished his family and friends. Funeral services for Eugene “Ajax” Smith will be conducted on Sunday, July 17 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home with Steve Smith and David Walters officiating. Burial will follow in the Smith Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at noon until the funeral hour of 2:00 p.m. also on Sunday at the funeral home with full military honors being held by the Local D.A.V. and the Patriot Guard Riders.