Charles H. Smith Jr., 79 LAUREL - Charles H. Smith Jr., passed away Friday, January 1, 2010, in Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. He was 79. He is survived by his wife, Julia A. Smith; his sons, Charles P. Smith, Michael L. Smith, and Edward Leether and wife, Carol; his daughters, Donna Laverty and husband, Richard, Patricia Cullinane and husband, Donald, and Pamela Downey and husband, Erik; a sister, Eileen Murray; and nine grandchildren. At his request, all services will be held privately at Wicomico Memorial Park, Salisbury, Md. Memorial donations can be made in his memory to the Laurel Fire Department Ambulance Fund, 10th Street, Laurel, DE 19956. The Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel, is serving the Smith family.