Danny E. Smith, 66 of The Villages, Florida entered into rest on February 29, 2016 in Florida. He passed the day before what would have been his 47 th wedding anniversary. He is survived by his wife, Belinda “Benni” Smith and their daughter, Traci Smith; his mother, Lois Smith of Glasgow, Kentucky, three sisters Diane Harrison of Glasgow, Darlene Chapman of Glasgow, husband Steve, and Brenda Lawrence of Oakland, Kentucky, husband Timmy, along with many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilson Smith, two brothers, Larry Smith and R. Keith Smith and two nieces, Allison Danielle Dearing and Stephanie Darlene Chapman.
Danny was a 1968 graduate of North Warren High School in Smith’s Grove, Kentucky. He joined the United States Air Force in 1968, was a Vietnam War Veteran and received a Cold War Certificate of Recognition. During his service, Danny was stationed throughout the United States and in U-tapao, Thailand where he worked in Airborne Electronic Countermeasures on B-52 aircraft. He received an honorable discharge at the rank of Sergeant in 1972.
He was a Barren County native and church member of Dover Missionary Baptist Church in Haywood, Kentucky. Danny was ordained as a Deacon of Dover Church in 1982. He also served as Sunday School Superintendent and Assistant Clerk.
In 2008, he retired from his role as a State Level Manager of Implementation, Procedures and Quality at AT&T Telecommunications Company after 35 years of service. Danny began with South Central Bell/AT&T as an Installation and Repair Technician in Bowling Green, Kentucky. During his career, he was promoted to Manager of Installation and Repair, District Staff and Safety Manager for the West Kentucky District, and ESM (Engineered Statistical Measurement) & Safety Manager before becoming a Manager of Engineered Service Measures, Safety and Compliance.
Among his many service orientated activities, throughout his career he was an active member of the Telephone Pioneers and Future Telephone Pioneers where he served as a member of the Missing and Exploited Children’s Task Force and supported telecommunication efforts of annual telethons including Muscular Dystrophy, United Cerebral Palsy, and Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethons. He also volunteered his time to support the annual Bowling Green Special Olympics. After he retired, Danny worked in Bowling Green, Kentucky at Briarwood Elementary School as a Math Tutor and at Warren East Middle School as an Instructional Assistant.
Visitation will begin at 6:00 pm Friday, March 4 at Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home in Glasgow, Kentucky. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, March 6 at Dover Missionary Baptist Church in Haywood, Kentucky with Bro. Melvin Holland and Bro. Terry Jackson officiating. Danny will be lovingly laid to rest in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery with Military Honors.