Mr. Carl Stewart Smith, Jr.

The funeral services for Mr. Carl Stewart Smith, Jr., age 68; of Athens, AL will be Sunday April 29, 2012 at 2 P.M. at The First United Methodist Church of Athens with Rev Jimmy Bassham officiating. Mr. Smith will lie in state from 1-2 on Sunday at the church.

Mr. Carl Stewart Smith passed on Friday, April 27, 2012, at his residence. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.

Visitation will be Saturday April 28, 2012 from 6-8 P.M. at McConnell Funeral Home.

Mr. Smith was born February 13, 1944 to Carl Stewart Smith, Sr. and Gladys Shelton Smith in Decatur, AL. Mr. Smith graduated from Athens High School and from St. Bernard College in Cullman, AL, where he played basketball and received a BS in Business Administration. He also attended Athens College and the University of Mississippi. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He served with the Alabama Army National Guard, 142nd Signals Corps. He was an operations manager with Computer Sciences Corp. He was previously employed by Brown Engineering Co., Decatur Iron and Steel Inc., Pearce, DeMoss and King Inc., Universal Construction Co., Bryson Construction Co., Gentrac Inc., and Pinnacle Group. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Athens Chamber of Commerce, Athens Rotary Club, City of Athens Industries Board, Alabama Builders and Contractors, Lions Club, Julian Newman PTO (past president), AHS Band Parent Association, Cub Scout Pack 24 (Cubmaster), Junior Achievement volunteer, Alcohol Board of City of Athens, North Alabama Ole Miss Alumni Club (past president). He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He was the author of “Smith Legacy Unveiled,” a book of family genealogy.

Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his father, Carl Stewart Smith, Sr.

Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Lynda Ricks Smith of 28 years of Athens; sons, Christopher Stewart Smith of Clarksville, TN, Corey Alexander Smith of Athens, AL, and Clayton Brinkley Smith of Athens, AL; a daughter, Kari Delayne Smith of Nashville, TN; his mother, Gladys Shelton Smith of Athens, AL; a sister, Joyce Smith Wakham of Woodstock, GA; and his grandchildren, Timothy Stewart Smith, Margaret Eileen Smith, and Lillian Elisabeth Smith, all of Clarksville, TN.

Pallbearers will be Harold Martin, Max Arnold, Mike Burson, Russ Wakeham, Alfred Griffin, Robb Collins, Ed Ricks, and Allynn Griffin.

Honorary pallbearers will be Brownie Nelson and Harry Wakham.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Valley, Decatur, AL and First United Methodist Church of Athens, AL.