Wiley J. Smith

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Services for Wiley J. Smith, of Brookhaven, are 2 p.m. Tuesday,Sept. 12, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service with burial inMacedonia Baptist Cemetery in Brookhaven.

Mr. Smith, 84, died Sept. 11, 2006, at Countrybrook LivingCenter. He was born on Feb. 11, 1922, to Franklin Smith and HattieChandler Smith.

He was retired from his job as a United States Postal Servicetruck driver and the county. He was a member of Macedonia BaptistChurch.

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Preceding him in death were his parents; his sister, MildredNettles and his brother, Henderson Smith.

Survivors are his wife, Clara Lee Griffing Smith; his stepsons,Thomas E. “Pete” Smith and wife Joy, of Shreveport, La., and DannyG. Smith and wife Margaret, of Brookhaven; his brother, Frank Smithand wife, JoAnn, of Brookhaven; his sisters, Mamie Case, ofBrookhaven, Mazie Lofton, of Smithdale, Elaine Smith and husbandEdwin, of Bogue Chitto, and Mary Watts and husband Rowland, ofZachary, La.; and his six grandchildren and sevengreat-grandchildren.