William Franklin Smith, born May 4, 1927, of Port Haywood, Va., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital. In his early years he drove for Chesapeake Seafood. He fished and dredged as a local waterman and he retired as a Menhaden Captain from Zapata Haynie. He was a lifelong devoted member of St. Paul United Methodist Church.

He was predeceased by his parents, Coleman and Pauline Smith; wife, Helen Smith, and son, Louis Reid Smith.
He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Marilee Stewart-Smith; daughters, Linda Criswell and Sharon Love; step-sons, Larry Stewart (Alice), and Ricky Stewart (Wendy); grandchildren, Karen Lloyd (Clay), Kristi Anthony (Michael), Tracey Smith (Debbie), Thomas Smith, and Kevin Criswell; step-grandchildren, Scott Stewart (Courtney), Caroline Emerson (Ethan), Shane Stewart, and Ryan Stewart (Savannah); great-grandchildren, Ashley LaPointe, William Scott Smith, Joseph Wolski, Brent Smith and Joshua Anthony; step-great-grandchildren, Henry Stewart and Brayden Stewart.

A graveside service will be conducted on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Annex, Susan, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church, ℅ Melanie Miles, P.O. Box 13, Port Haywood, Va. 23138 or the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, 94 Cricket Hill Road, Hudgins, Va. 23076. Faulkner Funeral Homes, Foster-Faulkner Chapel, Mathews, Va, is assisting the family.