Lewisville, Texas
John J.B. Smith
1940 — 2024
John "J.B." Smith, 83, of Denton, Texas passed away on February 15, 2024, in Denton, Texas. J.B. was born in Archer City, Texas on November 15, 1940, to August and Nola Smith. He attended Archer City schools and graduated From Archer High School in 1959. He attended North Texas State College (now UNT) and graduated in 1965 with a degree in Industrial Arts. He held various jobs over the years including engineering tool design with Trinity Industries. He ran Tee Off Golf and Games through most of the 1980s. Throughout his life he used the skills he learned to his advantage, especially in leather work, where he, for a time, held the rank of master craftsman. He began dating Ann Sitton...