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October 31, 2012

George Clayton Smith Jr

Anonymous CNHI The Tifton Gazette Wed Oct 31, 2012, 10:53 PM EDT

ENIGMA — George Clayton Smith Jr., 82, of Enigma, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. The Rev. Ronnie Vice will officiate with burial to follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Josh Hogan, Sam Hogan, Tim Ray, Dale Clemons, Randy Swails and Jimmy Powell. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. Saturday until the hour of the service at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.

Mr. Smith was born on Feb. 3, 1930 in Toccoa and was the son of George Clayton Smith Sr. and Annie Simpson Smith, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary "Marcy" Weimer Smith; his first wife, Ruth Wilson Smith; a sister, Texie Smith Wiggins; three brothers, Miles Edward Smith, Walter Eugene "Gene" Smith and John Franklin Smith; and two half-sisters, Maggie Smith Moore and Emma Smith Williams.

He was an equipment operator with Adcock Pecans and was a retired, 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force and served on active duty in Korea and Vietnam. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Tifton.

Mr. Smith is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Harry Smith of Zephyrhills, Fla. and Delores and Ronnie Thomley of Lutz, Fla.; one son, Curtis Smith of Tampa, Fla.; two step-sons, Thomas "Tom" and Deborah Genard of Midway and Scott and Ginger Huff of Hollywood, Md.; a step-daughter, Deborah Genard of Atlanta; one brother and sister-in-law, James Clifford and Sandy Smith of Fruitland, Fla.; one sister, G. Kaye Lucas of Enigma; a sister-in-law, Diane Smith; two grandsons, John Thomas and Jennifer Wells of Temple Terrace, Fla. and Michael and Stephanie Wells of Madison, Ala.; two granddaughters, Derae and Bill Kaeberlein of Wesley Chapel, Fla. and Holly Self; his grandchildren, Alysa, Heather and Skyler Huff, Caleb, Elizabeth and Daniel Genard; his great-grandchildren, Savannah, Madalyn and Katie Kaeberlein, John Michael Self and Armando and Cassidy Wells; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews throughout the United States.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Tiftarea, P. O. Box 47, Tifton, GA 31793.

You may offer condolences to the family at the online guest registry at www.bowen-donaldson.com. Services for the Smith family are being provided by Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.

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