William R. "Bobby " Smith

2018 - 2023

Mr. Smith served on the Board of Trustees of Bethany for sixty-two (62) and as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for over four decades, until 2012. During this time, he saw Bethany grow from the humble beginning of Faith Cottage Bethany Home for Ladies, the addition of Bethany Home for Men in 1951, and the addition of Bethany Assisted Living in Vidalia in 1999. Mr. Smith served faithfully, with a vision to carry forth the Mission of the organization that was founded in 1923. He followed the footsteps of those founding individuals that made up the Board originally and had a dream that would be fulfilled in 2016 when Bethany opened the doors to The Lodge at Bethany in Statesboro, Georgia, his home town and county. Mr. Smith served Bethany in his role as Trustee Emeritus most vividly in the commitment to pray for the continued Mission of Bethany.