Mr. David W. Smith

Mr. David W. Smith obituary, Newport, TN

Mr. David W. Smith

David Smith Obituary

Published by Legacy on Jun. 3, 2022.
Mr. David W. Smith, passed away June 2, 2022 at the age of 77. He retired in May 2000 after spending the previous thirty-five years teaching in the Cocke County School System. He was a very talented wood worker and had a great love for his family.
He was preceded in death by his father Emory Smith; mother Flora Smith; brother Bobby Smith; father-in-law and mother-in-law Bert and Leona Quary; sister-in-law Lynne Smith and brother-in-law Marvin Tuttle.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-six years Janice Smith; son Chris Smith; sisters-in-law Bertalee Quary, Bernice Tuttle and Billie (Donald) Trent; nephews Robert (Angela) Smith, Gus (Ginger) Tuttle and Russ Trent; nieces Terri Trent and Sandra Florell and many cousins.
The family will host a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church with Pastor Norman Deal officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the church prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Luther Memorial Lutheran Church c/o Jordan Shaver 1342 Old Parrottsville Hwy. Parrottsville, Tn. 37843 or to St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tn. 38105.
Cremation arrangements entrusted to Costner-Maloy
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Montye and Jeff Neas

June 7, 2022

So sorry for your and Chris´s loss of David. He was such a nice man. I always loved seeing him at The Breadbasket. May God´s Comfort be with you. We will be unable to be there on the 12th but we will be with you in spirit.

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