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Thomas "Tommy" Ray Smith, 64, of Monroe, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at his residence. He was the husband of Florence Inge Mitchell Smith for the past 30 years.
Tommy was born Jan. 24, 1944, in Winfall. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard C. and Kathleen M. Smith. He is survived by one sister, Betty S. Hudson and husband, Bill, of Madison Heights, and one brother, Carroll E. Smith and wife, Amelia, of Gladys.
Tommy was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam and was a recipient of the Bronze Star. "Bearcat" retired from JGF Trucking in 2000 after 30 years of service.
He is survived by three daughters and three step-children, Suzanne Steele and husband, Raymond, of Evington, Tammy Rippel of Madison Heights, Tina Simpson and husband, Rodney, of Madison Heights, Theresa Mays and husband, Craig, of Pleasant View, Hollie Ashwell and husband, Sherman, of Thaxton, and Scott Mitchell and wife, Crissy, of Elon. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, Sara, Michael, Savannah, Adam, Sydney, Colby, Justin, Julia, McKayla, Landon and Alex. He is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Jayce, McKenzie, Conner and Mason.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at Whitten Monelison Chapel, by the Rev. Glynn A. Coleman. Interment will take place in Briarwood Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, at the funeral home and other times at the residence.
Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to Monelison Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, or to the charity of your choice.
Whitten Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Monelison Chapel, is assisting the family. To send a condolence to the family, please visit, www.whittenfun
eralhome.com.
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Memories and Condolences
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LeRoy Barksdale
October 11, 2008
I will miss a true dedicated trucker I shared a few miles in lifes' journey of experiences with. I know GOD has Tommy now on the GOLDEN road of ETERNITY.
Elliott Inge
October 7, 2008
My dad Robert Inge gave me a video tape of Christmas 1982 a while back. I never saw Tommy as much as the other children because we lived so far away at the time. I watched it last week again and it was good to see Tommy on the video. You will be missed but remain in our hearts forever.
W.T. Foster
October 4, 2008
Last time I saw Tommy was during lunch at the Jumbo Restaurant perhaps back in the mid 80's. We had a good conversation about the generalities of life and what we'd been doing since high school. We graduated from Wm. Campbell in '62 and were pretty close friends. Tommy would do anyone a favor with no questions asked. He always liked to drive - anything with wheels on it. His first job out of school was driving a Coco-Cola delivery truck when the plant was down on Commerce Street in Lynchburg. I rode with him on his route one day and he 'bout worked me to death "helping" him!
Tommy was a loyal friend, sorry we lost touch over the years. My sincere condolences to all his family at his death. Knowing Tommy I'm sure he had his life in order.
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