Jimmy Marshall Smith

Jimmy Marshall Smith obituary, Nashville, TN

Jimmy Marshall Smith

Jimmy Smith Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Compassion Funeral & Cremation Services - Nashville on Jan. 2, 2025.

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Jimmy Marshall Smith- Age 83, of West Nashville, passed from this life unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in Carrollton, Georgia.
He was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee and later moved to the West Nashville area. He was an avid Vanderbilt Commodores fan and coached girls' softball at West Park for many years. He worked as a tile setter.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Connie and Georgia Smith; daughter, Carrie Smith; siblings, Gay Gilbert, Brenda Flowers, Jean Curtis and Edward Smith.
Jimmy is survived by his daughter, Michele (Chad) Phillips; his son, David Smith; loving grandchildren, Johnny (Amy) McKenzie, Cathy McKenzie, Kayla (James) Bryan, Matthew (Kira) McKenzie, Krysten (Frankie) Turner, Addie (Josh Phillips) Goddard, Damien Jenkins, Cameron Jenkins, Devan Hamilton, Hunter Smith, Zachariah Smith, Isaiah Smith, Clancy Phillips, and Shi Phillips; 19 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild; his siblings, Ann Durham, George Smith, Jack Smith, and Bobby Smith; and a host of extended family members and friends.
Visitation the family will be on Monday, January 6, 2025, from 11:30AM until 1:30PM. The funeral service will follow at 1:30PM, all at Western Hills Church, located at 7565 Charlotte Pike. The burial will follow at Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements in the care of Compassion Funeral & Cremation Services, 6949 Charlotte Pike, Suite 104 (615) 857-9955. We are proud be West Nashville and Bellevue's only locally owned and operated burial & cremation provider.

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Leslie Lawley

January 3, 2025

Mr. Jimmy was such a sweet man. I am the receptionist at the nursing home and he would come up every evening and we would talk politics. We shared very similar views and I always enjoyed our conversations. He was proud of his Trump hat and wore it every day. Loved him and will miss him

Penny Mitchell

January 2, 2025

Sweetest man I´ve ever met! Always smiling and laughing. Sure will miss you. This picture was taken on Halloween and he photo bombed us. Praying for your family! Fly high Mr Jimmy

Penny Mitchell

January 2, 2025

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