Jerry Smith Obituary
Jerry Kenneth Smith, 70 year old, retired farmer and truck driver of White Oak, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018. He was preceded in death by father: Henry B. Smith; mother: Ruby Maxwell Smith; four brothers: Dan Smith, LaVerne Smith, Lacy Smith, Charlie Smith and sister: Mary Lilly Parker. Kenneth is survived by his wife of 47 years: Betty Brennan Smith of the home; daughter: Aimee Smith of White Oak; four sisters: Eldridge Hudson of New Bern, Brenda Hales of Eastover, Peggy Little of Goldsboro, Effie McDuffie of Holden Beach; two grandsons: Tucker and Wyatt Wilkins of White Oak and a host of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 7th from 6-8pm at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home in Elizabethtown. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 8th at 2pm at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Helms officiating. Burial will follow service in the White Oak Baptist Church cemetery.
Visitation
August 07, 2018
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home & Cremation Services 3131 Martin Luther King Drive
Elizabethtown, NC
(910) 645-2600 Funeral Service
August 08, 2018
2:00 PM
Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home & Cremation Services 3131 Martin Luther King Drive
Elizabethtown, NC
(910) 645-2600 Burial
Wednesday August 08 2018
White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery 9724 NC Hwy 53 W
White Oak, NC
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3131 Martin Luther King Drive PO Box 3150, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
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