Douglas Willis Smith Jr.

Douglas Willis Smith, Jr. passed away in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at the age of 86. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on October 27, 1939, to Douglas Willis Smith (aka Dougie) and Vera Dee Morris Smith (aka Deedo). Dougie and Deedo met during their years in high school in San Antonio, later married, and moved to Corpus Christi where Dougie worked at his grandfather's accounting firm. A year after Doug was born, his sister, Sandi followed. The family moved back to San Antonio when Dougie was called into military service. Doug and Sandi were close siblings and spent most of their childhood with both their paternal and maternal grandparents who resided in the Alamo Heights and Jefferson neighborhoods, respectively. His mother's parents taught Doug about food, cooking, music, and his Texas roots which trace back to the Old Three Hundred, the first settlers in the State of Texas. His paternal grandparents provided a strong Baptist foundation for Doug, taught him the Bible and introduced him to accounting.

When Dougie returned, the family moved to Shreveport, Louisiana where Doug attended Bird High School. He tried his hand at different sports including football and basketball but ultimately fell in love with golf. After high school he attended Texas A&M University for a year before finding his "true" college in the University of Oklahoma where he pledged Kappa Alpha. Some of his fondest college memories were north of the Red River and he remained loyal to the Sooners throughout his life.

During this time, his parents returned to San Antonio, Texas and his father called him home to help start a metal machinery business they called Dosco (“Two” Dougs). Doug finished his studies at St. Mary's University and started planting his roots. He would meet his future wife, a redhead named Sally Ann Mayfield, while attending a party. After a lengthy courtship, Doug showed up on Sally Ann's porch one evening in April and they decided to elope in Mexico. Doug delighted in Sally Ann from the first moment he met her and they remained best friends throughout a marriage that would last almost 60 years.

In the year following marriage, they welcomed a son, Douglas Willis Smith, III "Tres" and 4 years later a daughter, Martita Ann Smith. After their daughter was born, Dougie unexpectedly died from a heart attack, leaving young Doug to run the then 200 plus person company they had grown together. Doug successfully grew Dosco until 1983 when he decided to sell the business. For a period of time after, he turned his attention to investments in the stock market and real estate, but would ultimately buy Jon Hart Design, a small leather goods business, in 1988. The business became a “family affair” when he asked Sally Ann to join him in running the company and they had a great time creating products, traveling to markets and growing the business. Doug eventually invited both Tres, based in Dallas, and Martita, based in Houston to join. It was a very special time for the family working together. After 18 years of growing the company, Doug would sell Jon Hart in 2006. Sadly, shortly thereafter Tres would pass away from non-hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Doug's “next chapter” allowed him to focus on his love of golf, return to investments in real estate and the stock market and travel with Sally Ann. He welcomed a son-in-law, Colin David Fleming and his only grandchild, Conall Douglas Fleming during this time. Conall and Doug delighted in one another, with Conall affectionately calling his grandfather “Grumpa”, an acknowledgment of his sometimes grumpy but playful disposition.

Doug loved playing golf courses throughout the U.S. and abroad but had a special fondness for his home course at The San Antonio Country Club. He was active at the club for many years, playing golf daily and participating in many tournaments. He also founded the “Wednesday Game”, which was a regular competition for a group of high-level golfers with single digit handicaps. He made some of his most cherished friendships through this group and his activity at the club and was ultimately inducted into the San Antonio Country Club Golf Hall of Fame, an honor that was very special to him.

He also had other golf accomplishments which included:

Qualifying for (6) six USGA (United States Golf Association) events:

1 US Mid-Amateur

1 US Amateur

3 US Senior Amateurs

1 U.S. Senior Open

Played in 1 British Amateur

Served on the USGA Rules committee for 27 years.

Received the Granger Award for over 25 years of service to the USGA

President of The San Antonio Country Club Men's Golf Association

2014 Senior Club Champion at The San Antonio Country Club

In addition to golf, he had other passions as well, which included reading (which ranged in subject matter from business, spy and mystery to the Wizard of Oz), cooking, travel, Sunday morning crossword puzzles, fine dining and OU Football. He was known for studying his interests deeply and wanting others to share in his enthusiasm. Doug also enjoyed dressing well and was known for wearing bright and colorful golf shirts, socks and sweaters.

Other club memberships in his lifetime included the Rockport Country Club, Oak Hills Country Club, The Bachelor Club of San Antonio, The German Club, The Merry Knights, and The Conopus Club.

He was preceded in death by his father, Douglas Willis Smith; his mother, Vera Dee Morris Fox; his sister, Sandi Elizabeth Smith Davidson; his son, Douglas Willis Smith, III "Tres."

He is survived by his wife, Sally Ann Mayfield Smith; his daughter, Martita Smith Fleming and husband, Colin; Grandson, Conall Douglas Fleming; Maternal cousins: Renee Larrey Backlund, Louis Larrey, Richard Larrey, Camille Larrey; nephew, William Davidson and numerous paternal Smith cousins in Texas. Brother-in-law, Jess Louis Mayfield and wife, Joyce; Sister-in-law, Lynn Marie Mayfield Campaigne and husband, Bill; nephew and Godson Carter L. Mayfield and wife, Sheila; niece, Jessica L. Honegger and husband, Joe; nephew Cas W. Campaigne and wife, Andrea and nephew, Caleb C. Campaigne.

We would like to thank the Wednesday Golf Group, Caleb Campaigne, the family and numerous friends for their support.

A service to honor Doug will be held on Monday, December 15th at 2pm at Christ Episcopal Church in San Antonio. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to the following organizations he supported: The First Tee of Greater San Antonio, Landa Branch Library, and the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.