John Michael graduated Tarrant High School class of 1975 and was retired from the Birmingham Local Union #91 where he worked for 39 years as a top welder. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1990 – 2005. Anyone that knew John Michael knew he was an avid fan of Alabama football and loved string music.
John Michael was preceded in death by his parents, William Clyde Smith and Opal Dobbs Smith; brothers, Frank D. Smith, Chester L. Smith, Kenneth R. Smith, Benny T. Smith and a sister Shirley Ann Peoples.
John Michael is survived by his son, William Kaleb Smith; brother, Ronald D. Smith; sisters, Wilma Yarbrough, Peggy S. Weems, Mary Tidwell, Diane Frazier, Sue Willis, Renee Schmitt, Teresa S. Erwin, and Lori Ellyn S. Steber; many nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and a host of friends.
A celebration of his life will be held at Springdale Baptist Church on Sunday, December 23, with a visitation to begin at 1pm; followed by a Memorial Service at 2 pm.
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