Roy Smith

January 26, 1938 - February 3, 2012

Smith, Roy Lee Roy Lee Smith, 74, passed away February 2, 2012 at his home in Prescott Valley. Roy was born in Endeavor, Wisconsin, January 26, 1938. Roy was a resident of Arizona for over 50 years and lived in Prescott Valley for the past 12 years with his beloved sweetheart and wife, Nancy. He was in the commercial sign business for much of his life and started his business, SmithCraft, in the 1970s which grew to the largest sign manufacturing company in Arizona and is still thriving today. Roy proudly served in the U.S. Air Force and retained his love for the Air Force and all types of aircraft throughout his life. Roy is survived by his wife, Nancy, her son and daughter, Tom Deiter and Lisa Lanning, grandchildren Britney Johnson and her husband Justin, Courtney and Dillon Lanning and Joshua Deiter of Phoenix, and sister, Nancy James and her husband Curtis, of Cottonwood, Arizona. Services will be held today at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 7885 East Long Look Drive in Prescott Valley at 9:30 a.m. Sunrise Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements.