James "Melvin" Smith

James “Melvin” Smith, 81, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Justin Church of Christ.
Melvin was born on August 15, 1938, in Pecos, Texas to Charles and Rosa Smith. He grew up in Justin and graduated from Northwest high school in 1956. Melvin met his wife, Wanda in high school and they were married on February 22, 1964. They briefly lived in Haltom City before moving to Roanoke in 1972 to raise their family.
For most of his life Melvin work two jobs. He was an assembly worker at General Motors for 33 years and he owned Smith Sales and Service, a John Deere dealership in Colleyville. He had an incredibly successful retirement filled with community service, church, travel, golf, friends, family and spoiling his grandchildren. Melvin served from 2008 to 2015 as a Roanoke city councilman and was an elder for many years at the Justin Church of Christ.
He leaves behind his sons, Kevon Smith and wife Kelli, Kurt Smith, Kirby Smith; his beloved granddaughters, Reagan Smith and Samantha Smith; his brother, Calvin Smith; his sister Shirley Smith; numerous nieces, nephews and many close friends.