William Smith Obituary
Funeral services will be conducted 2:00PM Saturday January 31, 2026 in the Chapel of Dilday-Carter Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Carroll Memorial Gardens with Brother Scott Carter officiating.
The family will receive friends at Dilday-Carter Funeral Home on Saturday from 1:30PM until time of services at 2:00PM.
Mr. Smith was born February 13, 1930 in Carroll County, Tennessee to the late G. Hulon Smith and Ruth Compton Smith. Preceded in death by his wife Peggy Smith and a sister Dorothy Ellis. He was a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
He is survived by a daughter, Geniece (Larry) Shands; a son David (Sherry) Smith; grandchildren Amy (Jay) Pruett, Crystal (John) Winters, Nathan (Victoria) Smith; great-grandchildren Carson Pruett, Nolan Pruett, Kelsey Pruett, Mila Winters, Kenzie Winters and Beckett Smith; brother Larry (Joyce) Smith and brother-in-law Billy Joe Ellis.
Dilday-Carter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements 731-986-8281.
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David riggs
January 26, 2026
Go rest high William you were a great friend to me we worked spreading cloth at Publix shirt at night for many years always gave good advise to me as a young Christian I valued him so much your old friend David riggs
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