James Allen Smith Jr.
James Allen “Jim” Smith Jr., 91, of Evansville, Wyo., passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Central Wyoming Hospice, in Casper, Wyo.
James was formally from Waynesburg. He was the son of the late James A. Smith, Sr. and Ruth Aldine Rush Smith.
Jim worked at the Pathfinder Mine for almost 20 years, retiring in 1993. After retiring he did what he enjoyed most, gold prospecting. He started this hobby in 1974 and fell in love with the Wyoming outdoors.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, in 1992.
He is survived by two children, Aldene Biddlecome and James A. (Debra) Smith, III.; two grandchildren; a brother, Bobby; and a sister, Violet English; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Maxine, Louise, Kay, Betty; and brothers, John, Walter, Glenn, Earl and Melvin.