Raymond L. Smith, 82, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at Dorminy Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 29, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Barker officiating. Jim Puckett will give the eulogy. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Smith was born September 6, 1929 in Wilcox County to the late John Henry and Beulah Dozier Smith. He lived in Wilcox County and Ben Hill County most of his life and was a former resident of Atlanta. Mr. Smith served in the United States Army during the Korean War era. He was former co-owner/operator of D & S Grocery and Fitzgerald Termite & Pest Control. Mr. Smith was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rebecca.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce & Doug Motes of Fitzgerald; son, Danny Smith of Valdosta; three grandchildren, Shelly Maybie, Eric Motes and Michael Motes; six great grandchildren, Matthew, Kaylee, Joseph, Colt, Kaedyn and Cameron; brother, J.D. & Linda Smith of Milner as well as several nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Vera McDonald Smith, two brothers and two sisters.