Background
Smith, Owen Franklin was born on November 26, 1917 in Benson, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Franklin and Myrtle Irene Smith.
Smith, Owen Franklin was born on November 26, 1917 in Benson, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Franklin and Myrtle Irene Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, North Carolina State College, 1939.
Manager millworks division, Star Manufacturing Company, Inc., Benson, North Carolina, 1938-1941; architectural draftsman, Thomas W. Cooper, Architect, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1941-1942; contract engineer, Farm Security Administration, Raleigh, 1942; estimator, expeditor, HSB&FJ Construction Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1943; architectural draftsman, W.H. Deitrich, Architect, Raleigh, 1944-1945; architect, Raleigh, since 1946.
Member Raleigh Civitan Club (president 1991-1992).
Married Dorothy Kate Hellen, August 4, 1940. Children: Owen Franklin Junior, Sidney David.