Andy Leroy Smith

Andy Leroy Smith, 80, of Piedmont died Friday, August 17, 2007 at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. Born in Greenville County, he was a son of the late Roy and Bertha Pressley Smith and widower of Shirley Smith. Pfc. Smith served his country in the US Army during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He survived being set afire and buried alive by the North Koreans when they captured him and four others in the Suwon area. Pfc. Smith was with the 31st Infantry Regiment and participated in the Inchon invasion. He suffered severe burns of both feet. He was a member of the South Carolina State Guard. Mr. Smith was of the Pentecostal faith. Surviving are one daughter, Donna Dianne Martin of Easley; three brothers, Bill Smith of Greenville, R. Charles Smith and Dewey Smith, both of Pelzer; and five grandchildren, Pamela Frazier, Dean Barton, Kimberly Barton, Christopher Ledbetter, and Chadrick Ledbetter. Mr. Smith is also survived by his extended family at Riverside Living Center in Piedmont where he spent many wonderful days. ?Jack? loved you all. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 6:00 pm in the Northwest Chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, with visitation following the service. The family is at their respective homes.