ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Dr. Shelton'Butch'Eugene Smith, 73, of St. Louis, Missouri passed away December 13, 2018. He was surrounded by family and friends.
Dr. Smith dedicated his career to education. He was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University earning multiple degrees. He also earned his Doctoral Degree in Education from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. His career included being a high school English teacher, coach, high school principal at Hillsboro, school Superintendent at Herculaneum, Lindbergh, and Hillsboro. After retiring, he continued working at Missouri Baptist University as a professor and an administrator where he was the founder and forefather of graduate leadership programs. In addition to a career in education, he was a proud Army Veteran who served in the Vietnam War and was stationed in Germany serving as a Commander's Aide. His personality was bigger than life. He never met a stranger and thrived on coaching and mentoring others. He was a dedicated Christian and very involved in his church. He was a leader, role model, and loved his family fiercely, especially his four grandkids. His smile was contagious and to have met him was to love him.
He is survived by his loving wife, Glenda (Joplin) Smith; two daughters, Heather (Craig) Hamby and Erika (Drew) Sevic; four grandchildren: Alyssa Hamby, Connor Hamby, Karoline Sevic, and Wyatt Sevic; his mother, Edna Merle Smith of Poplar Bluff and his brother, Tim (Cindy) Smith of Shawnee, Okla. He was preceded in death by his father, U.L. Smith of Poplar Bluff.
A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at McKnight Crossings Church of Christ, 2515 S. McKnight Rd, St. Louis, Mo. 63124. A celebration of life services will be held at 2 p.m. on December 19, 2018, at McKnight Crossings Church of Christ.
Flowers can be sent to the church or donations can be made to The Shelton and Glenda Smith Scholarship at Missouri Baptist University or to The Shelton and Glenda Smith Trust Educational Scholarship at Southeast Missouri University.
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