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Llewellyn Norton ‘Llew’ Smith Jr.
WILLIAMSBURG Llewellyn Norton “Llew” Smith Jr., was an 86-year native of the city of Williamsburg. Born May 15, 1934, to Ruth Griffin Casey and Llewellyn N. Smith Sr., he passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Llew married his high school sweetheart, Janet Scaff, at St. Bede Catholic Church in 1954. Together, they raised two children who made him very proud. Llew was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Bea Black.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Michael Smith (Barbara) of Herndon; daughter, Kathleen Lee (Terry) of Davenport, Iowa; three grandchildren, Peter Smith and Julie Smith of Herndon and Keri Beth Schlue (Brady) of Coralville, Iowa; brother, Thomas Edward Smith of Williamsburg; brother-in-law, J. Thomas Black of Williamsburg; sister-in-law, Diane Scaff Hedrickl of Williamsburg; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
A decree issued by Pope Francis said Father Ignatius Spencer lived a life of heroic virtue .
Englishman Father Spencer, who was born George Spencer in 1799, now needs two miracles attributed to him if he is to be made a saint.
Father Spencer, who is buried in the church of St Anne and Blessed Dominic in St Helens, Warrington, was the great, great, great uncle of William and Harry s late mother, Princess Diana.
The most recent English person to reach the status of sainthood was Cardinal Sir John Henry Newman, who was canonised in 2019.
A priest related to Princes William and Harry has been moved a step closer to sainthood by the Pope
Elizabeth Prout (pictured) has been approved by the Pope for the title of venerable
A Victorian nun known as the Mother Teresa of Manchester is on course to become Britain s second saint of modern times as the Pope approves her for the title of venerable .
Elizabeth Prout, who died 155 years ago, has been hailed by Vatican theologians as a figure who lived a life of heroic virtue .
Now the nun has taken another key step on the road to canonisation, as a Vatican bulletin announced yesterday that the Pope had approved Mother Elizabeth for the title of venerable .
She is remembered as an activist who opened a chain of schools for poor children and homes for destitute women across the industrialised North West, and is considered to have been ahead of her time in teaching women skills to earn their own living.
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