Ernest "Bill" W. Smith Jr.

Birth date: Sep 15, 1931 Death date: Apr 5, 2025

Ernest W. “Bill” Smith, 93, of Escondido, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2025. Born in Minden, Nebraska, Bill was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps in 1951, which brought him to California. He married Deloris “Dee” McCown in