Mr. Smith served in the United States Air Force for over 21 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Nedora Smith; one brother, George King; two sisters, Dora Mae Conaway and Irene Burse.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Cheryl Dorbine Smith; one daughter, Colleen D. Smith, Beverly Hills, CA; two brothers, JB (Myrtice) Smith, Lumber City, GA, Theodore (Bernice) Smith, Middleburg, FL; three sisters, Blanche Clayton, Daytona Beach, FL, Rosa Holliman, Jacksonville, FL, Lucy Mae (William) Solomon, Baxley, GA; host of other relatives, and friends.
Visitation: 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Thursday, December 13, 2012, Lockett-Williams Mortuary, Inc., Gulfport, MS. Visitation will be Monday December 17, 2012 at King Brothers Funeral Home of Hazlehurst, GA., from 11: am until 7: pm. Funeral: 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 18, 2012, St. Paul Baptist Church, Lumber City, GA. Interment: Dillard Cemetery, Lumber City, GA.
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