Fred Smith's Obituary
Mr. Fred B. Smith, age 85 of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Mr. Smith was of the Baptist faith and retired from Greyhound Bus and then from Rayloc. As a child, while receiving treatment for polio in Warm Springs, Georgia, Mr. Smith met, played checkers, and ate Thanksgiving dinner with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He is survived by his son, Wally Smith of Hiram; daughter, Ann Key of Douglasville; six grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; sisters, Bobbie Lou Redding of Douglasville, Annie Jo Smith of Canton, Effie Mae Ellis of Austell; and brother, Curtis Lee Smith of Buchannan.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2:00 PM at the Davis-Struempf chapel with Rev. Michael Arnold officiating. Interment will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2 until 8 PM at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home & Crematory in Austell.
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