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J. H. Smith

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J. H. Smith

Birth
Death
5 Jan 2008 (aged 85)
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Services for J. H. Smith, of Brookhaven, are 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Friendship Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Brookhaven Funeral Home, Natchez Drive location, is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Sunday from 4 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home and Monday from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church.

Mr. Smith, 85, died Jan. 5, 2008, at the GV (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson. He was born on Sept. 25, 1922, to Lucius Smith and Rosa Smith.

He was retired from Southern Wholesale and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were one sister, Mildred Montgomery; and four brothers, Alter, Alvie, Lamar and Leroy Smith.

Survivors are his wife, Kathleen Smith, of Brookhaven; his sons, Harry Smith, of Monroe, La., and Tracy Smith and Kenny Smith, both of Brookhaven; his daughter, Sharon Smith, of Brookhaven; his sister, Ayleen Higdon, of Brandon; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

The Daily Leader
Services for J. H. Smith, of Brookhaven, are 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Friendship Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Brookhaven Funeral Home, Natchez Drive location, is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Sunday from 4 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home and Monday from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church.

Mr. Smith, 85, died Jan. 5, 2008, at the GV (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson. He was born on Sept. 25, 1922, to Lucius Smith and Rosa Smith.

He was retired from Southern Wholesale and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were one sister, Mildred Montgomery; and four brothers, Alter, Alvie, Lamar and Leroy Smith.

Survivors are his wife, Kathleen Smith, of Brookhaven; his sons, Harry Smith, of Monroe, La., and Tracy Smith and Kenny Smith, both of Brookhaven; his daughter, Sharon Smith, of Brookhaven; his sister, Ayleen Higdon, of Brandon; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

The Daily Leader


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  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30549093/j_h-smith: accessed ), memorial page for J. H. Smith (25 Sep 1922–5 Jan 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30549093, citing Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Memory Keeper (contributor 46795880).