Dr. William Doyle Smith, 75, died October 20, 2015, at his home in Great Bend. Born September 23, 1940, in Sapulpa, Okla., he was the son of Frankie Anderson and Bertha (Holt) Smith. On March 22, 1970, he married Carol Wenzel in North Little Rock, Ark. Dr. Smith was a Great Bend resident and the pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church since 1972. He was president of the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists for two terms, served on the Board of Trustees for the Midwestern Theological Seminary, was a founding board member of Webster Conference Center in Salina, and helped found the Barton County Young Men's Organization Boys Home. He was pastor at Larned for four-and-one-half years and Hoisington five years, while pastoring in Great Bend. He taught one year at Sterling College. Doyle loved God and served in obedience to his calling for forty-three years at FSBC and KNCSB. He loved the people of Great Bend and taught in his life and ministry how to know and follow God. He died as he lived, trusting God. Survivors include his wife, Carol Smith, of the home; four sons, Brian Smith and his wife Danielle of Lincoln, Neb., Todd Smith and his wife Taasha of Lenexa, Barry Smith and his wife Jennifer of San Francisco, Calif., and Lane Smith of San Francisco, Calif.; three sisters, Thelma Hall and her husband Lee of Pea Ridge, Ark., Patty Stertz of Bella Vista, Ark., and Darlene Smith of Jenks, Okla.; six grandchildren, Jett Smith, Aniston Smith, Isabel Smith, Ellsie Smith, Sofia Smith, and baby Smith due in November. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Allison Leigh Smith. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the First Southern Baptist Church in Great Bend with Dr. Rex "Peck" Lindsay officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery North. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Judea Fund of KNCSB, in care of the funeral home.