1935
Bill
2014
Bill Smith
February 27, 1935 — February 17, 2014
He was married October 30, 1954 to Betty Joe Glidewell Smith and she survives.
Bill formerly worked as a guide on Reelfoot Lake and as a gas station attendant in his younger years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Paris, TN. Bill served as a Baptist Minister for over 50 years. He retired as Director of Missions for the Western District Baptist Association where he served from 1976-2000. Bill pastored churches in KY, TN, AR, IL & MI. He enjoyed traveling and camping and worked as a Campground Chaplain in Pigeon Forge, TN and Ocala, FL. He worked with Campers on Mission and the Tennessee Baptist Convention Disaster Relief.
He was the son of the late Clifford Smith and the late Iva Lora Morris Smith.
He is also survived by One Daughter, Shauna (Jeff) Adams of Paris, Tenn; One Son, Michael (Laurie) Smith of Jackson, Tenn; One Sister, Evelyn (Bill) Milner of South Fulton, Tenn; Three Grandchildren, Koie (Jennifer) Smith of Marietta, GA, Matt (Candice)Adams of Paris, TN, Chris Adams of Paris, TN; Five Great Grandchildren, Matthew Jones, Kaia Jones, Nely Bevill, Dean Adams, and Cash Adams; several Nieces and Nephews; and special friends, Robert and Nikki Beard.
Bill was also preceded in death by three sisters, Elsie Frazier, Sue Kelly, and Eula May Pinion; and Two brothers, Clint D. Smith and Vernon Smith.
Arrangements are being handled by Ridgeway Funeral Home, 201 Dunlap St., Paris, Tenn. Visitation will be from 4 to 7pm Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Ridgeway Funeral Home and after 11 am until the service at First Baptist Church Friday, February 21, 2014. The Funeral service will be at First Baptist Church at 1:00 pm Friday, February 21, 2014.
Dr. Trent Bullock & Larry Nichols will officiate.
Pallbearers will be: Larry Simmons, Larry Dukes, Mike Burney, Paul Veazey, Jim Twilbeck and Mike Waddey. Honorary pallbearers will be Pastors of the Western District Baptist Association.
Interment will follow in Memorial Cemetery in Paris, Tenn.
Memorial may be made to: First Baptist Church Men’s Ministry, 313 N. Poplar St., Paris, TN 38242; Henry County Relay for Life, P.O. Box 1505, Paris, TN 38242; or JDRF, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
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