Dr. Charles Samuel Smith Jr., 88

DOVER -- Dr. Charles Samuel Smith Jr. of Dover died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at Westminster Village, Dover. He was 88. Dr. Smith was born June 29, 1920, in Hopkinsville, Ky., to the late Charles Samuel Smith Sr. and Bonnie Mercer Smith. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army at the Pentagon as a code breaker. After the service he received his Bachelor of Art from Western Kentucky University, his master's degree from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. from the University of Indiana, Bloomington, in Music Theory in 1960. He taught math and music in Lake Forest, Ill., and in the summers would teach for the National Science Foundation all over the country. Dr. Smith was the President of the American Guild of Theater Organist; a member of the American Legion, Walter L. Fox Post 2; a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Dover; and a member of their "Search" class. He was a church organist his entire life. Dr. Smith was preceded in death by his first wife, Jane Smith, in 1973. He is survived by; his wife, of 29 years, Victoria of Dover; his daughter, Valerie Ann of California; a brother, John of Kent; and three stepsons, Albert, James and Mark. Memorial services will be announced at a later time. Arrangements by Torbert Funeral Chapel, Dover.