Obituary for Leonard Smith Jr.
Leonard Edward Smith, Jr., 70, departed this life on November 26, 2020. He entered this life January 26, 1950. He was born in Chattanooga, TN to the union of Leonard Edward Smith, Sr. and Thelma (Lewis) Smith, both deceased.
Leonard was a graduate of Howard High School in the class of 1968. He served in the U.S. Army. He also served in the National Army Reserve for more than twenty years. He was a graduate of the former McKenzie College in 1977. He was a member of Friendship Primitive Baptist Church where he served as an usher. He retired from Dixie Industry.
Leonard was preceded in death by his parents and his eldest sister, Cynthia Jean Smith. He was a devoted to his wife, Carline (Powell) Smith for forty-five years. He was a loving father to his four daughters, Ronda and Varnessa Smith, Adrian and Racquel Lawrence . He was the grandfather of one granddaughter, Chyna Lawrence.
He is survived by sisters, Josclyn Shabazz, and Pamela (Norman) Robbins; brother, Ronald Eric (Priscilla) Smith, Sr. and youngest sister, Cathy Lynn (Clarence) Keys; aunts, Lillie Broadnax, Annie Ruth Jeffery, Barbara Ann Ross-Higgins, Wenda Faye Williams, Mary Alice Collier of Atlanta, GA; Lillian Keith Lewis of Atlanta, GA; Diana Lewis of Chicago, IL; an uncle, Maurice Smith of Los Angeles, CA; a host of cousins, several nephews and nieces, both grand and great; sisters and brothers-in-laws, and many friends.
A public viewing will be held 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Thursday, December 10, 2020 in the chapel followed by a 1:30 pm graveside service. Interment: Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 423-622-9995.
Leonard was a graduate of Howard High School in the class of 1968. He served in the U.S. Army. He also served in the National Army Reserve for more than twenty years. He was a graduate of the former McKenzie College in 1977. He was a member of Friendship Primitive Baptist Church where he served as an usher. He retired from Dixie Industry.
Leonard was preceded in death by his parents and his eldest sister, Cynthia Jean Smith. He was a devoted to his wife, Carline (Powell) Smith for forty-five years. He was a loving father to his four daughters, Ronda and Varnessa Smith, Adrian and Racquel Lawrence . He was the grandfather of one granddaughter, Chyna Lawrence.
He is survived by sisters, Josclyn Shabazz, and Pamela (Norman) Robbins; brother, Ronald Eric (Priscilla) Smith, Sr. and youngest sister, Cathy Lynn (Clarence) Keys; aunts, Lillie Broadnax, Annie Ruth Jeffery, Barbara Ann Ross-Higgins, Wenda Faye Williams, Mary Alice Collier of Atlanta, GA; Lillian Keith Lewis of Atlanta, GA; Diana Lewis of Chicago, IL; an uncle, Maurice Smith of Los Angeles, CA; a host of cousins, several nephews and nieces, both grand and great; sisters and brothers-in-laws, and many friends.
A public viewing will be held 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Thursday, December 10, 2020 in the chapel followed by a 1:30 pm graveside service. Interment: Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 423-622-9995.