Danny Owen Smithson, Sr., 88, of East Ridge passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021. He was a member of East Ridge Church of Christ and had retired from Lawrence Doster Motor Company as a Service Writer after 47 years of service. Mr. Smithson enjoyed playing guitar.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Athena Nokes Smithson; a son, Randall Alan Smithson; infant daughter, Kathy Smithson; two sisters, Thelma Crosslin and Martha Jean Melton.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Smithson; son, Danny Owen Smithson, Jr. and his wife, Pam; seven grandchildren, Adam Patterson, Erin Levin, Peter Benton Smithson, Seth Smithson, Sara Garland and her husband Kris, Rachel Hughes and Hannah Jones and her husband, Preston; 10 great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Traci Smithson; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Thursday at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 South Moore Road, East Ridge, TN with Minister Charles Cochran officiating. Burial will be in Tennessee Georgia Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to East Ridge Church of Christ, 951 McBrien Road, East Ridge, Tennessee 37412 or to St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
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