December 23, 1945 - July 4, 2019
Jim Smith, son of Dorothy and James Smith of Raleigh, died July 4th with his wife Susan Kelemen Smith by his side.
A 1962 graduate of Broughton High School, Jim studied drafting at Louisburg College and later became a talented Japanese wood worker, having apprenticed himself to a master Japanese carpenter in the San Francisco Bay area during the 1970’s and 1980’s . He designed his and Susan’s Japanese style house in the Saralyn Community of Chatham County, using salvaged roof tiles from the old Mary Elizabeth Hospital in Raleigh. He also designed and built the frame for a tea house memorial constructed by members of his Saralyn neighborhood.
Like many in his mother’s Brown family, Jim was an avid reader, especially enjoying contemporary Southern and other regional writers.
In 1970 Jim trained mine-sniffing dogs for US troops in the Vietnam War at a Wake County facility.
He is missed and will be remembered by many.
MARK LEE MOODY
February 10, 1961 - May 20, 2019
A graveside memorial service will be held for Mark Lee Moody on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 6 p.m. at Mount Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church cemetery.
Mark always loved to wear Western/Cowboy clothes and accessories. In tribute to Mark, if you have this kind of clothing or accessories, you can wear them. Any type attire is acceptable.