Obituary for Mr. Wallace Berry “Wally” Smith Mr. Wallace Berry “Wally” Smith, age 72 of Temple passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Mr. Smith was born April 1, 1946 in Villa Rica, son of the late William Barney Smith and the late Estelle Carr Spinks. He was a 1965 graduate of Dallas High School and earned an associate degree from the Massey Technical Institute in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mr. Smith retired from AT&T with 43 years of service and was a member of the Smyrna United Methodist Church of Dallas. He was a member of The Sundowners Country Band which was inducted in the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. Mr. Smith enjoyed searching genealogy and woodworking, but most of all loved his family, his church and the King James Bible.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Traci Smith Moates in 2000; and two brothers, George Smith and Ray Smith. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Jean Wilson Smith to whom he was married March 15, 1969; two daughters, Dedra (Matt) Gray of Temple and Jennifer Smith of Bremen; two sisters, Angela (Ken) Hardy of Dallas and Lynn (Tracy) Blackburn of Temple; two brothers, Henry Spinks and Donald (Donna) Spinks both of Temple; three grandchildren, Kyle (Jordan) Moates of Temple, Ryan Moates of Dallas and Jacob Sims of Temple; and one great-grandson, Dawson Moates of Temple. Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Smyrna United Methodist Church of Dallas with Rev.
Troy White officiating. Interment services will follow in the family lot of the Bethlehem Cemetery of Rockmart. Mr. Smith will lie in state at the church on Saturday prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.
Pallbearers will be: Henry Spinks, Donald Spinks, Jay Owens, Kyle Moates, Ryan Moates and Jacob Sims. Honorary pallbearer will be Dawson Moates. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, December 7, 2018 between the hours of 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mr. Wallace Berry “Wally” Smith.
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