Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 14, 2014 in the chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home Lumpkin Rd. Burial will be in the Hillcrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, at the Elliott Sons Funeral Home Lumpkin Rd.
Mr. Smith was an Augusta native who served in the Navy for 10 years as a welder on an aircraft carrier. He worked for Tri-State Tractor for a number of years before operating his own business, Gerald Smith Welding, until he retired in 2010.
Survivors include his son Gerald E. (Jerry) Smith Jr., daughter-in-law Beverly Smith, daughter Alice D. Lawrence, sister, Carolyn David (Larry), six granchildren, as well as nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
