George Brantley ‘G.B.’ Smith
Published 6:00 am Monday, December 23, 2002
Services for George Brantley “G.B.” Smith of Brookhaven are 2p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at New Prospect Baptist Church with burial inthe church cemetery.
Visitation is Sunday, Dec. 22, from 1-2 p.m. at the church.
Mr. Smith, 84, died Dec. 20 at King’s Daughters Medical Center.He was born in Brookhaven on May 11, 1918, to the late Hillary andMary Smith.
He was retired from Lott Furniture Company and Lyon Oil Company.He was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. He was a veteran ofWorld War II.
Preceding him in death were his parents; son, Bobby Joe Smith;brothers, Harvey Smith and Jaudon Smith; sisters, Josie Smith andJoycie Smith; and graddaughter, Arianna Rochelle Hollingsworth.
Survivors are his wife, Ernestine Smith of Brookhaven; son anddaughter-in-law, Anthoy and Glenda Smith of Brookhaven; daughter,Patty Jean Hollingsworth of Brookhaven; sisters, Myrblee Butler ofBrookhaven and Lillian Smith of Baton Rouge, La.; grandsons andgraddaughters-in-law, Richie and Amanda Hollingsworth and Slade andJulie Hollingsworth, all of Brookhaven, Chad and Cindy Smith ofSummit and Adam and Sandy Smith and Kevin Smith of Brookhaven; andtwo great-grandsons, Barry Cooper Hollingsworth and David BrantleySmith.
Pallbearers are his grandsons and Howard Smith.
Honorary pallbearers are the Kelly Britt Sunday Schoolclass.