Funeral Services for Rickey Nelson Smith are on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 10 a.m. at New Salem Church of Christ with burial in the church cemetery.

Visitation is Tuesday, April 21, 2015 from 5 to 8 p.m at Riverwood Family Funeral Service.

Mr. Smith, 56, of Wesson, died April 18, 2015. He was born on Aug. 28, 1958 to Nelson P. Smith and Jean Smith.

Rickey worked in the automotive industry and was a member and part of the leadership of New Salem Church of Christ. He served on the Copiah County School Board and Board of Trustees of Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Nelson and Jean Smith; son, Collin Nelson Smith and nephew, Zachary Cox.

Survivors are his wife of 33 years, Vanessa Cox Smith; son, Alex Nelson Smith; daughter, Millicent Smith Porter and husband, Blake, all of Wesson; sisters, Nelda S. Westbrook of Wesson and Brenda S. Burgess and husband, Brian, of Natchez; one brother-in-law, Ben Cox and wife, Dana, of Ruth; one grandchild, Meridith Grace Porter; nephews, Josh Cox of Washington, D.C., Jacob Westbrook and wife, Wanda, of Wesson, Blaine Burgess; niece, Michelle Kyzar and husband, Hayden; and one great-niece and great-nephew, Brianna Westbrook and Blake Westbrook.

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