Henry Ledford “Rock” Smith, 75, of Fitzgerald, died Saturday, June 27, 2009, at the Life Care Nursing Home in Fitzgerald.
Funeral services will be held 4:00 P.M., Monday, June 29, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald with the Rev. Annette Brooks and Rev. Gary Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7-9 Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Smith was born July 15, 1933 in Ben Hill County to the late Henry and Gertie Brown Smith. He moved back to the community in 1997 after retiring as a merchant and businessman in Lancaster, Missouri and a former employee of Jim Roberson Chevorlet in Kirksville, Missouri. Mr. Smith was a graduate of Fitzgerald High and a member of the American Legion. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Mr. Smith was a member of Pine Level United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife Ann Weeks Smith of Fitzgerald: sons: Christopher Smith of Downing, Missouri and Dakin Smith of Ottumma, Iowa; step son Malcolm (Angie) Weeks of Marietta, Georgia; grandchildren: Brandon and Kayla Weeks; special friend Penny Dickens of Fitzgerald. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 2 sisters.