He was born on April 9, 1935 in Virgilina, son of the late Willie and Dorothy Smith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a grandson, Marshall Smith and a brother, Dennis Smith.
Larry was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Appomattox. He retired from BFI and Sonny Merryman, Inc.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Carolyn W. Smith; 5 children, Will Smith, Larry Keith Smith and wife Hazel, Tommy Smith, Faith Smith-Goff and husband Tommy, and Lisa Hancock and husband William; 4 grandchildren, Frank Smith, Chris Smith, Amber Lewis and husband Spencer, and Charles Goff and wife Monica; 2 great grandchildren, Ankor Lewis and Sparros Lewis; 1 brother, Jerry Smith and wife Sandy.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Friday, August 2, 2019 at Whitten Timberlake Chapel.
A graveside service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Fort Hill Memorial Park with Pastor’s E.W. Lucas and Jack Barrett officiating.