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Dr. Joseph Paul Smith, Jr.

  • October 7, 1927 - September 25, 2011
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia
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“My mother Virginia Balius and I share your sadness. ”
1 of 8 | Posted by: Valerie Balius - Vero Beach, FL

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Smith Family. We have know Dr.Smith for a long time he was our Nannys doc then all her boys and all...Read More » ”
2 of 8 | Posted by: THE VAUGHANS - Chesapeake, VA

“Dear Family, Our neighborhood was always so proud to have a couple of Smith doctors. My brother loved you and Claude. Paul will be missed ...Read More » ”
3 of 8 | Posted by: Dottie Spence Dederick - VA

“Dear Family, Our neighborhood was always so proud to have a couple of Smith doctors. My brother loved you and Claude. Paul will be missed ...Read More » ”
4 of 8 | Posted by: Dottie Spence Dederick - VA

“Dear Kay and family, I am so sorry for the loss of your precious father. I know you all will miss him terribly. God blessed you with two wonderful...Read More » ”
5 of 8 | Posted by: Cathy Bridgeman - Norfolk, VA

“Dr Smith was a great caring Dr.I start as a patient wth him when he first started his practice. He always had a smile for you and the time to listen...Read More » ”
6 of 8 | Posted by: Cecil & Helen Martinette - VA

“I will always remember dr. smith. he was a great caring person and a fantastic dr. he was the only dr. i've seen that would listen to you first. he...Read More » ”
7 of 8 | Posted by: harold philbrick - chesapeake, VA

“It was such a pleasure knowing Dr.Smith. I worked for him for 15 years and it was one of the greatest experiences in my life. He gave me an...Read More » ”
8 of 8 | Posted by: Pamela Adams - Chesapeake, VA


Dr. Joseph Paul Smith, Jr., 84, our father, died September 25, 2011. He resided in the 3400 block of Sandpiper Road, Sandbridge, Virginia. A native of Norfolk, VA, Paul was a proper gentleman and was passionate about food, flowers, politics, baseball, and his family. He graduated from University of Virginia Medical School and began his Family Practice in Chesapeake, VA. He married our mother, Edna Vivian Moody, of South Hill, VA. He loved her and absolutely adored her and he missed her terribly when she died in 2008, after 50 years of marriage. We are certain that he is in a beautiful place, for he was such a beautiful man. We can't imagine God would want him anywhere else. We will also remember his gift of telling a great story, his amazing ability to diagnose his patients and for the love he had for his entire family. He is survived by his two brothers, Claude Armistead Smith and his wife, Jane, of Norfolk, VA and George Halstead Smith and his wife, Elaine Ambandos, of Staton Island, NY; children, John (Tad) S. Smith and his wife Linda, Kathleen (Kay) A. Emmanuelidis and her husband, Konstantinos and children, Anastasia and Dino, Bonnie M. Mims and her husband William and their son, Matthew; and Marshall F. Smith and his fiancé, Rosie. A graveside service at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2011, at Riverside Memorial Park, 1000 E. Indian River Road, Norfolk, VA 23523. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of floral tribute, a gift may be donated to their favorite charity, St. Joseph's Indian School for the Lakota Indian Children 1301 N. Main Street, Chamberlain, SD 57325. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.

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