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Jerry Smith Obituary


JERRY D. SMITH, 83, formally of St. Albans, went home to be with the Lord on April 22, 2024. He was a graduate of St. Albans high school, served honorably in the United States Army and was a loving son, brother, father and grandfather. He loved dancing, hunting, working on cars and spending time with family and was a doting grandfather to his grandsons. Upon his return to civilian life, Jerry worked and retired from ACF in Huntington.
He is preceded by his parents, Basil and Ruby Smith of Huntington, his siblings Jack Smith and Rose Caldwell of Huntington and grandson Chase Prisk of Charleston.
He is survived by his daughter Michelle (Don) King of Charleston, Stacie (Andrew) Prisk of Winston Salem, NC, grandson Kansas King, Jonathon (Kerri) Prisk, Zachary Prisk, Connor Prisk, great-grandson Calvin Prisk and his sister Sue Carter and a host of nieces and nephews.
Jerry will be interred with the military honors due to him at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Dunbar, WV, at a later date.
To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Charleston Gazette-Mail on Apr. 25, 2024.

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