Jeffery Dwight Smith

Jeffery Dwight Smith obituary

Jeffery Dwight Smith

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Jeffery Smith Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Bearden Funeral Home - Dawsonville on Sep. 20, 2025.

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Jeffery Dwight Smith, age 53, of Dawsonville, passed away on September 18, 2025, in Cumming. He was born Gainesville, Georgia on April 1, 1972.

He was a lifelong resident of Dawsonville and preceded in death by his grandparents, Clyde and Azzie Garner as well as Ira and Ruth Smith.

Survivors include his parents, Dwane and Gale Garner Smith, Dawsonville; aunt and uncle, Patricia and Elvin McConell, Dawsonville; uncle, Eugene Garner, Dawsonville; aunt, Vickie Smith, Cumming; uncle, Pete Smith; special friend, Ellen Pickelseimer; other extended family also survive.

Funeral services will be held Monday, September 22, 2025, at 1:00PM at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Barry Payne will officiate. Interment will follow in the Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Sunday from 3:00-5:00PM and Monday from 11:00AM until the hour of the service.

Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.

Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.

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Upcoming Events

Sep

22

Service

1:00 p.m.

Bearden Funeral Home Chapel

334 Hwy. 53 East, Dawsonville, GA 30534

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