Marion County GaArchives Obituaries..... Smith, Louis Curtis July 23, 2014
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Watson- Tante Funeral Home  Buena Vist GA  posted   July 24 2014

MSG (Ret.) Louis Curtis Smith, Jr.
Born: Mon., Jan. 26, 1948
Died: Wed., Jul. 23, 2014


MSG (Ret.) Louis Curtis Smith, 66, of Buena Vista, Georgia, died Wednesday, 
July 23, 2014, at his residence.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, July 25, 2014, at 
Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with full military honors.  Reverend David 
Chapman will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on 
Thursday, July 24, 2014 from 6-8 PM.

MSG Smith was born January 26, 1948, to the late Louis C. Smith, Sr. and 
Kathleena Thigpen Smith.  He retired from the United States Army after 30 
years of service.  During his service he was deployed numerous times, but most 
notably three tours in Vietnam.  MSG Smith was a decorated war veteran having 
received numerous medals and awards.  He was a loving husband and father who 
always had open arms when it came to children.  MSG Smith and his wife raised 
numerous children aside from their own.  He loved taking care of his exotic 
birds. 

Survivors include his devoted wife, Mary Lou Smith of Buena Vista, GA; three 
children, Trina Travers and her husband Benjamin of Waverly Hall, GA, Louis 
Curtis Smith, III of Columbus, GA and Karla Kathryn Smith and her fiancé Josh 
Mattson of Buena Vista, GA;  a brother, John Smith of Buena Vista, GA; two 
sisters, Kay Sanders and Kathy Birdsong, both of Phenix City, AL; a niece, 
Melissa Bruhn; a nephew, Conner Birdsong; a great-nephew, Devin Barton; and 
several other nieces and nephews.

Watson-Tante Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.


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