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{{Infobox person
Joe Dorsey Smith Jr.
|name=Joe Dorsey Smith, Jr.<br>
(Publisher of ''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' 1962–1996)
April 6, 1922
|birth_date=April 6, 1922
Selma, Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA
|birth_place=Selma, Grant Parish, [[Louisiana]], USA
|death_date=March 20, 2008 (aged 85)
March 20, 2008 (aged 85)
|death_place=[[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
|party=Registered [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], but large donor to [[Republican Party|Republicans]]
|spouse=(1) Jane Wilson Smith (1922–1992, married until her death)
(2) Bertie Murphy Deming Smith (born c. 1925, married until his death)<br>
Children from first marriage:<br>
Larry Dorsey Smith<br>
Registered Democrat, but large donor to Republicans
Stepsons from second marriage:<br>
John W. Deming, Jr.<br>
(1) Jane Wilson Smith (1922–1992, married until her death)
Claiborne P. Deming
(2) Bertie Murphy Deming Smith (born ca. 1925, married il his death)
Stepdaughters:<br>
Children
Bertie Deming Heiner<br>
Cathy Deming Pierson<br>
Stepsons
John W. Deming Jr. of Palo Alto, California
Claiborne P. Deming of
Stepdaughters
Bertie Deming Heiner of Charlottesville, Virginia
Cathy Deming Pierson of New Orleans
Eleven grandchildren
Eleven grandchildren
Notes
Notes
(3) Though he was a registered Democrat, Smith was a generous donor to Republican candidates.
(3) Though he was a registered Democrat, Smith was a generous donor to Republican candidates.
(4) Smith went into the newsroom on November 22, 1963, to help in the production of a rare special edition newspaper on the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
(4) Smith went into the newsroom on November 22, 1963, to help in the production of a rare special edition newspaper on the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
}}
'''Joe Dorsey Smith, Jr.'' (April 6, 1922 – March 20, 2008), was the former general manager, president, publisher, and chairman of the board of ''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. Former a seven-day publication, ''The Town Talk,'' as it is called, publishes only on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
'''Joe Dorsey Smith, Jr.'' (April 6, 1922 – March 20, 2008), was the former general manager, president, publisher, and chairman of the board of ''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. Former a seven-day publication, ''The Town Talk,'' as it is called, publishes only on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.