Smart, Nathaniel Thomas

Nathaniel Thomas Smart, 85, of Dublin, Va., passed away on Thursday, September, 25, 2008, at his home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Thomas and Mamie Williams Smart; a sister, Audrey Vernon; two brothers, Darst Smart and Soanie Smart; and his wife of 60 years, Rebecca Ratcliffe Smart. Survivors include five brothers, Robin Smart and Kirby Smart, both of Stuart, Va., Elzie Smart, of Spencer, Va., Kernie Smart, of Martinsville, and Dillard Smart, of Vesta, Va.; and four sisters, Carol Sutphin, of Vesta, Va., Joy Hicks, of Butner, Va., Gloria Martin, of Bassett, and Gay Brown, of Mt. Airy, N.C.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, September 28, 2008, at Mullins Funeral Home with Larry Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the time of the service on Sunday. The Smart family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford, Va. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com