Our sympathy to Stephen Smith on the death of his father, Austin W. Smith Jr. Arrangements are as follows:

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wake: 10:00am Central
Funeral: 10:30am Central

All services will be held at Compassion Baptist Church     http://compassionbaptist.org/          2650 E. 95^th Street                                                                                                                Chicago, IL 60617                                                                                                                        (773) 933-2700

A message from Stephen:

As many of you know for the last 20 years my father was a full time pastor. 13 years of that time he  spent tirelessly working to build a larger new church that would not only be a place of worship but also serve the larger surrounding community. Thankfully my father was able to see this building come to fruition last fall. However, there remain many debts to be paid. Therefore, my mom has asked that in lieu of flowers you would consider making a small donation in honor of Austin W. Smith Jr. to Compassion Baptist Church Investing in Eternity Building fund.  If you so choose, checks should be made out to: Compassion Baptist Church and sent to my mother at:

Shirley Smith                                                                                                                                      17601 Maple Ave                                                                                                                    Country Club Hills, IL 60478