WILLIAM L. SMITH III ’46

WILLIAM L. SMITH III, 83, retired president of the Taylor, Smith and Taylor pottery, died Feb. 28, 2004. He was a member of Chi Psi. He served in the Army Air Corps as a flight navigator in the South Pacific during World War II. When the family business was sold to the Anchor Hocking Company, he founded CMSUSA, a company that imports products for the pottery industry. He remained chairman of the company until his death. Survivors include his wife, Virginia. a brother, a sister, a son, a daughter, and five granddaughters, including Alexis W. Dowding ’06. A step-grandson and a great-granddaughter also survive.