He honorably served his country in Korea and the Vietnam War. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Norma Jean Smith; parents, Aubrey Wesley and Ethel Rickett Smith; and grandparents, Guy Clinton “G.C.” and Willie Smith, and George Rickett and Callie Rickett. Survivors include his children, Susan Yvonne Smith, Kenneth Wesley Smith (Debra J.), Jennifer Carol Smith, and Daniel Lesley Smith; grandchildren, Danielle Jessica Walle (Brise), David L. Holmes (Mollie), Monique Elizabeth Brudi, Terry Lee Brown, Joseph Ortiz, Marisa Morton (Jake), John T. Smith, and James K. Smith; great-grandchildren, Aubrey Michael Walle, Finn Monroe Walle, Lydia Norma Jean Walle, Nicole Baum (Josh), Alycea Ortiz, Peyton Chambers, Lucas Chambers, Holly Morton, Colten Lee Holmes, George Thatcher Holmes, Eliza June Holmes; sisters, Georgia Ann Pinske and Alice Smith Tucker (Gordon); nieces and nephews, Mark, Debbie, Mike, Brian, Barb, Linda, Jimmy, Timmy, Rick, Mary Jo, Andy, and Bobby; and a host of extended family and friends.
A gathering in his memory will be held from 6pm-8pm on Friday, August 9, 2019, at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Road, Martinez, Georgia 30907. Inurnment with full military honors will be held at Alleghany Memorial Park in Low Moor, Virginia, at a later date.
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