Obituary of John Edward Smith

SMITH, John E., age 81 of Lebanon passed away July 18, 2012 at Summit Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be conducted on Sunday, July 22nd at 2 pm at the Sellars Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Danny Sellars officiating. Interment will follow in Wilson County Memorial Park. Wesley Williamson, Chris Hood, Bobby Murphy, Tyler Yates, Rocky Victory and Cody Woods will serve as active pallbearers. Visitation with the family will be on Saturday, July 21st from 12-8 pm and Sunday, July 22nd from 12 pm until service time at 2 pm. He was preceded in death by parents, Henry G. and Sadie Smith; wife, Betty Smith; daughter, Evelene Dillard; sisters, LeOwen Griffin, Annie Mae Lehew and Diane Dryden; and brother, Bobby Jo Smith of Lebanon. He is survived by his children, Betty (Steve) Nunley, Linda (Charles) Bonner and Reba (Tony) Woods, all of Lebanon; 11 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; sisters, Lois Rich and Dorothy (Bill) McNeil; brothers, J. W. Smith and Henry (Thea) Smith; and best friends, Wesley Williamson and Demetris Cason. Arrangements by Sellars Funeral Home, 313 W. Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, TN 37087, 615-444-9393, obituary line 615-758-8818, www.sellarsfuneralservices.com